17 JUNE 2000, page 28

Boorish

From Sir John Nutting, Bt, QC Sir: Lord Hanson is surely justified in tak- ing Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill to task (Letters, 10 June). Writing is a means of communication for......

From Mr Mark Jowitt Sir: Might I Suggest The Use

of parentheses? The editor thus depicts the true statement and plays at leaving the reader the option to ignore; also denoting that the word is actually totally (fucking)......

From Mr Philip Thomas Sir: Could Not The Revd John

Fellows take a leaf out of television's Father Ted and sub- stitute lecking' should he feel the need for expletives? Phonetically the word has much the same impact, and when......

Letters Such A Dim Cabinet

From Mr Frederick Forsyth Sir: Mr Sion Simon's observations on the invisible shadow spokesmen (`The phantom shadow Cabinet', 10 June) were, alas, too accurate and presented with......

New Axis Powers

From Mr James Whitwell Sir I would like to hazard an answer to the question you posed to Tony Blair in your leader (10 June): 'Is Russia part of Europe?' The British response......

From Mr Rolf Norfolk Sir: I Am Grateful For The

editor's invitation to offer guidance on the use of the F-word. Without wishing to be characterised as prudish, I should like to observe that it seems to me that your magazine......

Fecking Euphemisms

Sir: You invite readers (Letters, 10 June) to suggest a solution to the editorial inconsis- tency applied to the nation's favourite four- letter word. Why? May individual......