This Christmas I am disposed to reflect upon what a difference spelling makes. The Magi were three wise men who bore gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The Maga campaign is driven by an unwise man. His guilt is legendary, he talks frank nonsense and is a source of bitter mirth.
Anthony Bron
Oxford
• With the festive season now fully upon us, the view of Friedrich Engels in a letter he wrote to Jenny Marx on 3 January 1868 seems relevant: “a lot of eating and drinking and upset stomach, and the obligatory ill humour and waste of time”.
Keith Flett
Tottenham, London
• I’m not surprised that Tennessee Williams’s radio play The Strangers has remained unseen all these years (Unseen Tennessee Williams radio play published in literary magazine, 20 December).
Simon Chapman
Marseille, France
• Re odd habits as a result of using technology (Letters, 22 December), I have caught myself trying to expand a photograph in the newspaper with my fingers. So embarrassing.
Joanna Rimmer
Newcastle upon Tyne
• I need to be reassured that the Gordon Bennett is safe and afloat (Shropshire canal breach caused by collapse of artificial embankment, 23 December).
David Joss Buckley
London
• Following the third age of man, “my, you’re looking well” (Letters, 18 December), I’ve arrived at a fourth, “now, don’t get up, I can see myself out”.
Kenneth Brown
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
• Decrepitude is a fine word to describe a late stage of life.
Moira Robinson
Kidlington, Oxfordshire
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