9 JUNE 1984, page 20

Betjeman's Values

Betjeman's values - r lhT Sir: Gavin Stamp's appreciation of J0PI Betjeman (26 May) is so 'good' tha you nor he will mind a little correct1ve Stamp writes, in the matter of the......

[sir: As A Former Employe, And, I Trust, Still...]

I Sir: As a former employe, and, I trust, still ami de la maison of 56 Doughtystrasse, may 1, at the risk of sending coals to Algy Cluff's doubtless continuingly bubbling wells......

Waugh Fund

Waugh fund Sir: Auberon Waugh's little difficulty with the Sunday Times' legal department ('Tomalin inter turdos', 2 June) brings back fond memories of the libel writ which they......

[sir: Before The History Of A Word Is...]

Sir: Before the history of a word is irrevocably distorted it should be recorded that in at least part of the army in the late Forties and in Birmingham factories in the early......

[sir: It Is Interesting To Note That In The...]

Nig and Nog Sir: It is interesting to note that in the Thirties there was a popular children's comic strip, 'Nig and Nog the Moon Twins'. Nig and Nog were two jolly little chaps......

[sir: Oh Dear, Oh Dear, I Am Sorry That Mr...]

Letters Oh dear, oh dear I Sir: Oh dear, oh dear, I am sorry that Mr Randolph Hahn (Letters, 2 June) could not share the kindly view of my neo-Jamesian circumlocutions (such a......