Talking of nominative determinism (Letters, 24 November), I’ve often said that the world would be a better place if people would just listen to Reason.
Liz Reason
Charlbury, Oxfordshire
• My wife is dealing with solicitors after the deaths of her parents. Their name is Wright Hassall.
James Cassidy
Norwich
• The chief statistician at the Department of Education and Science in the 1970s was KG Forecast. A clear case of nominative indeterminism?
Jill Cramphorn
London
• Reading about nominative determinism made me wonder if there are any dentists in the village of Wideopen in North Tyneside.
Joanna Rimmer
Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
• A few years ago, the school that I worked in had to contact the council to ask for permission to remove some trees. The council’s tree officer was called Mr Twiggs. The deputy head who contacted him was called Mr Branch.
Christopher George
Bristol
• When I was growing up in Truro, the butcher was called Mr Mutton.
Sally Smith
Redruth, Cornwall
• Keighley has a surgery called Kilmeny Group Medical Practice.
Pam Wells
Addingham, West Yorkshire
• My GP when I was growing up, Dr Alright, was on Elbow Lane.
Jon Quine
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
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