FURTHER to my letter offering thoughts to chew over (HAS, July 2) I submit another half-dozen for consideration.
1. Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?
2. "I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?
3. If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
4. No one ever says "It's only a game" when their team is winning.
5. Last night, I played a blank tape at full blast. The mime artist next door went bonkers.
6. Ever wonder about those people who spend £2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water?
Try spelling Evian backwards: naïve.
George Appleby, Clifton, York.
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