Madam, - Valerie Harvey (August 5th) asks your readers if they have nothing better to do with their time than to report on "asinine subjects". She cites letters about public figures using the word "absolutely" instead of "yes" and how people pronounce the letter "r". Is Ms Harvey aware of the best-selling book on punctuation, Eats, Shoots and Leaves? Its topic could be described by many as "asinine".
Remember what William Cowper said way back in 1785: "Variety is the spice of life, That gives it all its flavour".
Variety, incidently, is why I read the letters page in The Irish Times. - Yours, etc.,
BRENDA MORGAN,
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