24 MARCH 1990, Page 25

Double Dutch

Sir: Paul Foot (Books, 17 March) describes Mrs Thatcher's remark, 'Trial by television is the day that freedom dies', as ungram- matical. It is not. It is, however, strictly speaking, complete nonsense — like, say, `Sneezing is 4ft 9ins.'

E. D. J. Hay

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