Your Letters
19:01 UK time, Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Playing fast and loose with the word "popstar" .
Phil, Oxford
Dear Dr PhD, (Your Letters, Tuesday) A student of mediaeval Europe can tell you there was indeed a belief in twin-tailed mermaids named Melusines, of which the Lorelei was probably an example. The Templar Abraxas cult was another. A certain well-known coffee chain adapted a fifteenth-century woodcut showing one as its logo.
Rahere, Smithfield
So, the World Cup organisers are . "Parping" means something quite different where I come from, , but not for those of a nervous disposition or those easily offended.
Paul Greggor, London
It looks like the "USA wins 1-1" headline has gone from the New York Post site. However, there's a comment from one patriot who says that he can see the USA winning the World Cup in the next "2-30 years". Do you think there's something he hasn't quite grasped?
John Whapshott, Westbury, England>
Re - how about using a different picture to the two previous articles on improving maths?
Tom, Worthing, West Sussex
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