Your Letters
17:27 UK time, Friday, 15 August 2008
The other day on the bus, I heard a woman chatting away on her mobile phone in Polish, when she suddenly said the phrase "Health and Safety" in English, with a sigh. Is there no direct translation of "Health and Safety" in Polish, or does the Polish phrase not quite have the same frisson of disillusionment as the English?
Michael Hall, Croydon, UK
Dan from Cambridge (Thursday's Letters), your assumption is not entirely correct. As a man, I would love a body like Michael Phelps, but, so would my girlfriend.
Cornish Bob, Truro
I'm a girl but I find myself also desiring Michael Phelps' hull shaped body like the man/lady PM. Currently I'm stuck with what can only be described as dinghy-like.
Bobbie, Ponteract, West Yorkshure
Are the experts mentioned in coffin boffins?
Michael, Rockville, MD, USA
Studying the A-level results and applying the conventional analysis of the number of A grades, I am glad to see that the easiest subject is Further Maths (57.5% with A grades) which is harder than Maths (still an easy choice at 44%). The foreign languages, which everyone agrees are so badly taught, are the next easiest group (around 38%), followed by serious science subjects. The hardest subjects include Media Studies (13.7%), Performing Arts (16.7%) and Sport (16%). Oh dear. Perhaps we should think a little harder before throwing our hands up in horror at these "easy" exams.
Jo Edkins, Cambridge
I'm not going mad, am I? Random Stat seems to be appearing on the Magazine homepage at random, but links through to the Magazine Monitor (or a bookmark on that page called a020650). Two different stats spotted so far today.
Ed, Clacton, UK
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