14 JANUARY 1984, Page 19

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Sir: In your issue for the 31 December, there appears an article entitled 'Water under the bridge', by Rober Silver. Since the name is not a very common one, some of your readers might come to the erroneous conclusion that I had been the author of the article, since I have the same surname and same Christian name, and since many of my writings have been concerned with water.

The article is, of course, not concerned with water. Nevertheless, I think it desirable to let it be known that I was not the author of the article, and I hope you will publish this letter to avoid any erroneous conclusions being drawn.

Professor Robert S. Silver

Oakbank, Breadalbane Street, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland