Your Letters
In , it only mentions the visually impaired... well I'm almost deaf and I find them a nightmare too! If it's dark, or a blind corner etc I'm forced to use what little hearing I have to help make that 'do I cross?' decision, and on three occasions in the last few months alone, I've almost ended up being hit by a hybrid because I just don't know it's there. It's not just the blind that suffer with these cars! They're lethal.
Kimberley, Nottingham
Given that English representations of Chinese words are simply transliterations and could therefore be legitimately spelled in whatever manner best aids pronunciation, how the heck did anyone come up with ?
Adam, London, UK
If the new head of MI6 wears a Speedo swimsuit, it will be obvious who he is, as everyone else will have a shirt and tie.
Rob Foreman, London, UK
I was surprised to read . A vertical line is, by definition, the steepest you can get, so a rollercoaster track which goes back on itself like this one is in fact less steep than one which drops straight down.
David, London, UK
"Climate change is causing a breed of wild sheep in Scotland to shrink," . No, a warmer climate has allowed smaller sheep to survive and breed. The sheep are taking advantage of changed circumstances - evolution in action.
Faustino, Brisbane, Australia
Following Jenny T's observation (Friday's letters) I spent five minutes searching for the oldest ´óÏó´«Ã½ news article online. Any advance ('retreat'?) on ?
James Ward, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Re: the shop puns conversation now being O.V.E.R. (Friday's letters). It is now apparent that Paper Monitor is not, in fact, a Kath & Kim fan. If so, the conversation would of course be O.V.A.H. This clears up instantly the monitor's gender, or at least sexuality. Male. Straight. Go on, tell me I'm wrong...
Daniel, London
Monitor Note: Whatevah