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FURTHER TO my trial for alleged misuse of the word "none" (to wit, causing it to be followed by a plural verb), I may have been too hasty last week in asking the jury for an acquittal.

Thanks to a tip-off from reader William Bell, the defence now wishes to call expert witnesses Mr Eric Partridge and Mr RB Hamilton. After hearing from them, I am confident the judge will throw the case out, without troubling the jury any longer.