Your Letters
17:17 UK time, Tuesday, 29 July 2008
Can we please have a pronunciation guide for "Beijing"? I've always thought it to be pronounced "bay-ZHING", but am now noticing "bay-DJING" a lot, especially on the 91Èȱ¬. Currently it grates, but if it turns out to be correct, I'll be forced to consider amending my aural taste.
Luke L, London
Monitor note: Don't say we do nothing for you... see here.
Goodness. I had no idea I was consuming while reading the Magazine at lunchtime. How you do educate us (former) Northerners.
Susannah, Northampton
What a remarkably subdued caption for the second picture in about the opening of the Olympic village. I mean, there's one object in the picture that begs for a much wittier caption.
Johan van Slooten, Urk, Netherlands
Regarding a suitable diminutive for PM Brown (sorry - the thought of Gordon singing Set Adrift On Memory Bliss has just popped in my head), how about Gordie? One of our local councillors uses it to great success! It's casual but respectable - a bit like his jacket, really.
Morwenna Hancock, North Sydney
Gor does for Gordon what Dave does for David.
Sam, France
Nick of City of London - for you: Two boll weevils grew up in Cornwall. One went to Hollywood and became a famous actor. The other stayed behind, drove a tractor and never amounted to much. The second one, naturally, became known as the lesser of two weevils.
Abby, London
- cheesecake?
Stig, London
Whilst reading, it took me a full five seconds to realise that was not referring to a judgment made by a youngster.
Louise, London
, indeed. I see what you've done there...
MC, UK
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