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16:58 UK time, Friday, 17 April 2009
Urban myth alert! (Letters, Weds) The baseball World Series is NOT named after The World magazine. It was originally billed as the World Series Championship, and the name has been shortened over the years. Try Googling it - any number of sites will confirm this.
Alan, London, UK
Was it Eddie Izzard who said "Just like the Americans. Have something called the World Series, and not invite anyone else"?
Rachel, Minnetonka
Only after the third "bairns" in did I have any idea what they were!
George, Bristol
Re. the : "But the very phrase itself would not have been heard in the way we now understand it before the start of the last century." I'm certain this usage has been around for more than nine years.
Jon Barnes, Bridgend
Can somebody please explain to me why exactly there are no requirements to label calories in alcoholic beverages? It has clearly been an issue for a long time.
Michael, Lincoln
Nice to hear that . But why would anybody want it to? And how many double decker buses is that, anyway?
Adam, London, UK
Lee, Birmingham (Letters, Thurs) A good idea, and I predict that you'd come up with an amazing title for that film. But the end result would be entirely disappointing...
The Bob, Glasgow
Can someone please explain where the "Bay" part in many internet companies' names, ie eBay, Pirate Bay etc comes from?
Rob, London, UK
This pothole certainly gets around - and Alan, Southampton UK
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