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The article regarding the says that "...Worrying scenarios envisaged by the researchers included a phone call, apparently from your bank manager, requesting you to confirm details of your account." Why is this worrying? How many people are on such good terms with their bank manager that they would recognise their voice on the phone?
James Johnson, Glasgow

Re . Brings a whole new meaning to "May contain nuts."
Adrian Jones, Edgware, UK

I really wish journalists wouldn't be so lazy by naming anything scandalous as "-GATE." We've had Diana-GATE, Squidgy-GATE, SPYGATE. I'm sure the reason the Watergate scandal was named this was because the Hotel was actually called the WaterGATE and not the WATER Hotel. I'd like to see the Monitor come up with a new improved word to replace "GATE." How about "SCANDAL"? Just a suggestion.
Ben, Bournemouth

As an ardent office layabout, I pride myself as a high achiever in . Today I scored two. Should my boss be pleased?
Phil B-C, London

Waheeeey, actually got 0/7 for the quiz. Makes me feel better knowing I'm not a news-nerd.
Owen, Stevenage, Herts UK

In the spirit of the animals making news (Paper Monitor), perhaps we should start calling those cub reporters "Yogi".
Jennifer S, Des Moines, Iowa, US

"And this week's Most Predictable Allotting of Space goes jointly to the Daily Mail, Sun and Mirror who all manage to free up most of a page for picture of Sienna Miller... really not wearing much in the way of clothes."
You say that like it is a bad thing.
Karl Buckle, Nottingham

Kaz (Tuesday letters), I read the last Harry Potter book in nine or 10 hours, including toilet breaks and stopping for food. So my average reading speed for that book was in the region of 60 pages an hour.
Caroline, Nottingham, UK

Re - was there some sort of competition to see how many times you could fit the term "boy wizard" into one article? Use a thesaurus, for crying out loud.
Sarah B, Southampton

Of course there'll be fewer 18-year-olds in 2020 (Random stat) - they'll all be 31 by then.
Jon Yates, Liverpool, UK

Now that the Random stat has matured into a fully fledged feature, you need some new BETA things to test. I was thinking, if the label of BETA allows you to publish content that is expected to be less than perfect, can you not introduce a Caption Competition (BETA) and also the ´óÏó´«Ã½ News Photographer of the Year (BETA)?
Christian Cook, Epsom, UK

So . My two eldest girls are 5'10" & 5'11". Number three, a boy, is 6'2". Number four, also a boy, is currently 6'4" and at 17 still growing...
Research that.
Deborah Crumpton, Coleshill, Warwickshire

If something "begs the question" (Thursday letters), it doesn't prompt a question; rather it assumes to be true that which it seeks to prove.
Paul, London, UK

Ray (Thursday's letters), the answer would be "cocaine users 'getting younger'" I assume? And I've got one. It begs the question since when did Charles care about spiders' homes?
Louise, Surrey

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