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13:25 UK time, Friday, 8 March 2013

A service highlighting the riches of the daily press.

Multi-tasking makes the headlines twice in today's papers. First up, the Daily Mail seems to delight in debunking the "myth" that women are better at multi-tasking.

is the headline, as if the underlining the "aren't" makes the statement conclusive. It's reporting a study, of course. The findings show that "in the war of the sexes", both are equally poor.

Then the Daily Telegraph thinks it's discovered "the ultimate in multitasking". It reports that we are now so obsessed with our mobile phones that three-quarters of us use them on the toilet, and half take of us use them in the bath.

Meanwhile Telegraph letter writers have come up with some alternative theories about the Duchess of Cambridge's possible slip of the tongue when she accepted a teddy bear from a well-wisher with the phrase "Thank you, I'll give that to my d..."

Val Lewis, from Shepperton, Middlesex has a revelation:

SIR - Not many people know this, but the Duchess of Cambridge has a pet name for her husband: Dukey, pronounced "Duckie". And he and Harry collect teddy bears.

Then Major Nigel Price, from Marple Bridge in Cheshire, wades in with:

SIR - Why assume that the Duchess of Cambridge meant "daughter"? She might have been going to say "for my Darren".

Paper Monitor was half expecting the next letter writer to suggest "Dad".

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