When I turned to the puzzles at the back of G2 on Friday and saw that the Wordsearch asked for 16 Scottish names on St Patrick’s Day, I nearly choked. Might I look forward to finding Irish names on St Andrew’s Day and find the Irish alternative for my name?
Shaun Peters
Emsworth, Hampshire
• I was delighted by Lesley Riddoch’s use of the word “carnaptious” in her piece on the SNP election (The post-Sturgeon SNP is washing its dirty linen in public. That could be the best thing for it, 15 March). Carnaptious has been my lifelong favourite word. Although I deny that I ever referred to my late mother-in-law as a “carnaptious old bag”.
Francis McCahill
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
• I first acknowledged my failing hearing (Letters, 16 March) years ago at a restaurant in California. The waitress read out the menu and I heard “elephant tuna”. It made sense, given the huge portions of food served in the US, but it turned out to be yellowfin tuna.
Sue Wallace
Thame, Oxfordshire
• As long ago as the 1960s, the late journalist Katharine Whitehorn wrote that the television was “a legitimate piece of childminding equipment” (As parents, can we all agree that a bit of screen time for children is actually a good thing?, 15 March). With two lively under-fives, I was always grateful to her.
Gill Reeve
Beckenham, London
• David P Stansfield is being too generous (Letters, 17 March) – one episode a week of EastEnders would surely make it more exciting for those who watch it and leave plenty of money for BBC Singers.
Diane Woodley
Westgate-on-Sea, Kent
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