18 MAY 1991, Page 23

Parsons knows

Sir: I wonder if I am alone in noticing the ubiquitous misuse of the word 'nubile'. Even in The Spectator I have seen it used as though it were synonymous with naked or attractive. Not only does a nubile girl spend most of her time fully clothed, she can also be fat and spotty and extremely ugly. As it happens, most of the ones I know are.

David Parsons

5 Curzon Road, Weybridge, Surrey