Your Letters

16:23 UK time, Wednesday, 28 January 2009

Was it really necessary to explain that of the two pictures, the one of Darwin was the one on the right (Iconic images quiz) given that the other is a picture of tortoise? Frankly, if you couldn't work that out, there wouldn't be much point trying the quiz (in which I got six out 10 incidentally).
TS, Bromley, England

Re: Paper Monitor and the greatest complaint letter of all time. I really hope that gentlemen gets a Virgin train soon. I'd love to see the letter he composes after such a journey.
CS, Manchester, England

In addition to "forenoon" (letters passim), another great word we don't see enough of now is 'sennight', meaning a week.
John, Bristol

I've just been told off in Morrisons for going through the checkout labelled "Hand Baskets Only" with three handbaskets. Surely I am more correct than those who only go through with one?
Basil Long, Nottingham

Inspirational names for the Type 45 destroyers : Daring, Dauntless, Diamond, Dragon, Defender... Duncan?! Not quite in the same class, if you pardon the pun.
Paul Greggor, London

Re: "Barry scoops £25,000 Costa prize". Do prizes have to be "scooped" for the same reason that losers have to "crash out"?
Mike, Newcastle upon Tyne