Your Letters
Re Paper Monitor's assertion "in fact it's as cold as hell". I thought Hell was a hot place, I do hope it hasn't frozen over or a lot of unusual things put off for that occasion are going to start happening.
Nich Hill, Portsmouth UK
Edward Green, London, UK
Sonia from London (Your Letters, Monday) - in 1290, that would have resulted in a record low for the *English* Jewish population, as Britain as a country didn't exist until 1707... So it is very possible that it is a historic low for the *British* Jewish population...
Edd Payne, London
Re misuse of the reflexive (Your Letters, Friday). There is the other scenario, where it is not used where needed. My local has beermats that admonish "Protect you and your mates from the evil of warm beer". Did the marketing genius behind that deliberately not use "yourself"? Say it out loud and see how it jars.
Ken, Hornchurch
Regarding the . Why not replace UK, with Scotland, Wales, England, Nothern Ireland. That way, we can also join in with the political voting.
James Mckenzie, Aberdeen
Re Tony's point about carrying a knife (Your Letters, Monday). My father also in his seventies has been wondering if it is now an offence to carry his Swiss Army knife with him, like you he also considers it " a useful tool"
Nadia Abdul-Sabur, Southsea, Hants
While Tony Francis from Derbyshire is right that a his knife is a useful tool, so is a screwdriver. However, carrying either on your person on a Saturday night in your local pub is likely to suggest possible intent to use it as a weapon. He may feel that the law if silly, but fortunately for the rest of society that doesn't mean it he is free to ignore it.
PS, Newcastle, England
Yet more nominative determinism, , featuring an editor with a most appropriate name.
ZS, Liverpool, England
In it states: "The greatest departure from Commander Bond's traditional taste in cars came during the 1980s when John Gardner had him driving Saabs.". Surely the greatest departure was actually the Citroen CV2 he drove in For Your Eyes Only?
DS, Croydon, England
Re today's mini-quiz: Since when has the rabbit been an endangered species?
Carol, Portugal