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I see Jeremy Clarkson has sparked controversy over his comments about prostitutes on Sunday's Top Gear. I just think this is getting beyond a joke. His comments were not said to offend and in my opinion it's just the British public at its best, a nation of moaners! I know my comment could be classed as this, but after the pathetic fiasco with Ross and Brand i felt it had to be said. It's almost like the British public want to be wrapped in cotton wool. The simple solution is, if your easily offended and can find nothing better to do with your time then go live in a cardboard box and isolate yourself from reality!
Malcolm Gillies, Perth

What has happened to everyone's sense of humour and the fact we do have freedom of speech in this country! Lighten up Britain! And leave Clarkson alone!
Caryl, Anglesey

The ´óÏó´«Ã½ having upset so many folk over Messrs Brand and Ross's treatment of Andrew Sachs, it is now the turn of Jeremy Clarkson. It seems the ´óÏó´«Ã½ will broadcast anything as long as it doesn't conflict with their very basic and simplistic PC rules - absolutely no sexism and positively no racism. So, old people are suitable targets to be told someone has bedded their daughter, and lorry-drivers and prostitutes are also fair game, as long as they're white. And, of course, anything is OK after 9pm.
Rob Falconer, Llandough, Wales

I must take issue with your use of "" . A phobia is an irrational fear, such as fear of a teddy bear. Baghdadophobia, on the other hand, is fear of being killed in one of the most dangerous cities on the planet. How much more rational do you want a fear to be?
Adam, London, UK

Surely a poll can only be "historic" () if it happened in the past?
Nigel Macarthur, London, England

Paper Monitor - yes, if I were Prince Charles' other mistress I would indeed keep it a secret.
Susannah, Northampton

I am sure I am not alone in being SICK TO DEATH of the orgy of over-reporting on the US elections, as supposedly momentous as it is. We can barely get a 60% turnout of the population in our own country in a general election that directly affects us here - why do we get the saturation reporting on an election "across the pond" that will in effect change very little and have very little effect on us? The number of reporters in the US is also ridiculous - WE the license paying public are footing the bill.
PJ Oosthuizen, Bishops Stortford

Monitor Note: Expect an antidote to the election coverage in Wednesday's Magazine.

I can't help wondering how two places with 21 and 27 voters can be . In this country they would be villages.
John Airey, Peterborough, UK

The to help people who don't have English as their first language is ridiculous. I speak Spanish which is a romance language and I feel more comfortable with these Latin expressions than the English substitutes.
Anilu, Aberdeen, Scotland

Kat Murphy (Letters, Monday), I think the problem is more likely to occur when combining e.g. with a list of any particular group of people. One example might be getting a person of a professional body to countersign a form. Imagine reading misreading the e.g. in: e.g. a doctor or a teacher, as egg. Could have some messy results.
CS, Manchester, England

When it comes to the use of Latin phrases, abundans cautela non nocet.
Morwenna Hancock, North Sydney, NS

I would hazard a guess that any activity requiring you to lie on your back and not move would have equally successful results as .
Nik Edwards, Aylesbury

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