1 APRIL 1949, Page 20

WHOM _AGAIN

Sra,—On page 381 of the Spectator of March 25th, under the title : " Thanks for the Bonfire," I read: "Does anyone deserve kudos for these reliefs, and if so whom?"

Pardon ny curiosity, but I am a Belgian, who has been reading the Spectator regularly for many years, and who is surprised, if not perplexed. Is this correct English ? Also is " kudos " an accepted literary English word, or is it slang?—I am, Sir, your obedient servant, E. A. HatEr.

36 Marryat Road, Wimbledon, S.W.I9.

(" Kudos " has been adopted into the English language ; "whom " is a regrettable slip.—En., Spectator.)