Your Letters
17:28 UK time, Monday, 11 April 2011
Re workers being called "talent" (): unfortunately in some organisations the ability to be nasty and unpleasant is regarded as a talent...
John Airey
They are talent, just need to apply good or bad to that.
Kevin Symonds
It says here that "[lasers] attack targets at the speed of light, which is many times faster than the speeds that missiles can travel". For us Monitorites, I think it's as many times faster as Wales is bigger than the surface of a pin-head. Roughly.
John Bratby, Southampton
I'm always surprised to see the old saw repeated that "loo" comes from "gardez l'eau".. In France, toilets were (and still are) called Lieux d'Aisance (places of relief). So going to the loo - going to the place (of relief). Please forward to Dan Snow.
Tim Clayfield, Zurich, Switzerland
Rob Falconer (Friday letters), many men, including my husband, refuse to wear a wedding ring for safety reasons. He's a mechanic and has known far too many men lose fingers to take the risk.
Sharon Cutworth, King's Lynn, Norfolk
Monitor note: Forgive the ignorant question, but how does a ring contribute to finger loss?
Congratulations to all involved but it made me wonder if Guinness World Records have a department set up specifically to deal with the Longest Journey By A Fire Engine record.
MCK, Stevenage
Rachel (Friday letters), start your day with a healthy bowl of porridge, drop in a few barely perceptible witticisms and, when you leave, don't forget your coat.
Luke L, London, UK
I can't believe my first ever published letter (Friday's letters) went unattributed. Curse you, technical gremlins.
Andy (wondering if it's worth filling this in...), Balham, London
Monitor note: This omission has been amended.
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