Madam, - A short story apropos of Deagláde Bréadún's lament about the ubiquity of the F-word (Opinion & Analysis, March 13th). Some time ago, while passing through the outpatient department of a temple of paediatric medicine, I witnessed a mother smack her four- or five-year-old boy on the back of the leg for some misdemeanour.
"Bitch," said he. "Mind your language, you ****ing little gobshite," retorted she in full public hearing. And we wonder where they get it from! - Yours, etc,
DENIS GILL,
Tivoli Close,
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Dún Laoghaire,
Co Dubin.