Your Letters
The most comedy thing about this is the manner in which the journalist felt it necessary, half way down the page, to clarify exactly which four letter swear word was uttered. Hard to imagine how anyone could achieve confusion over this.
Jonny, Leicester
This made my Monday morning, added bonus of nominative determinism too.
Jo, Aylesbury (was Reading)
Mr Naughtie surely just living up to his nominative determinism by "inadvertently using the first letter of the culture secretary's title to replace the 'H' in Mr Hunt's surname". And that should win the "Most Cagey Description of a Swear Word" prize.
Sarah, Nantwich
Naughtie by name, naughty by nature.
Dan, Cambridge
"How the ancient Welsh language helped shape English" wasn't very convincing. You mean that after 1,500 years of the two languages living alongside each other, the main borrowings from Welsh have been "penguin" (OK), "cwtch", "merchet" and "cariad"? When did you last hear an English person use the latter three?
Patrick, Singapore
I live not far from this pub. One of my friends has suggested we head straight there next time heavy snow is forecast.
Phil, Guisborough
"No annoying vuvuzelas... and nine other reasons to be cheerful that football's NOT coming home." Sour grapes anyone? And vuvuzelas were what made the WC uniquely South African, so stick that in your vuvu and smoke it.
Bee Bee Cee
Regarding the snowman theft. Reported sightings of the stolen snowman have been coming in from up and down the country.
Darren, Leicester