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16:40 UK time, Monday, 21 September 2009

Please could you encourage ´óÏó´«Ã½ sports commentators to pronounce correctly the names of Barcelona and Real Madrid's football grounds:

Camp Nou = as in English "camp no" not "camp noo".
Bernabeu = "burn-a-bay-oo" not "burn-a-bow"
David Robinson, San Martin de la Solana, Spain

I can't believe no-one has commented of nominative determinism.
Margaret, Christchurch, NZ

On the subject of cupcakes... These look great.
Gordon, Newcastle, UK

Drunk Girl (letters passim) is on p15 of the Express today, next to a headline warning one sip of wine can turn 15-year-olds into alcoholics. I would have thought she'd have built up more tolerance by now...
Iain, Bristol

Am I permitted to beg your Monitorites for assistance? Assuming that I am, how does one pronounce the word 'migraine': is it MEE-graine or MY-graine?
Helen, Cambridge

Gardeners' Question Time: not only is there a bunny in the garden (Bunny Guinness) but also Bob Flowerdew. I think the ´óÏó´«Ã½ is making up names now!
Basil Long, Nottingham

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