Sir, - Should your correspondent, Mrs F. Smith (November 30th), ever have occasion to fly to mainland Europe, it is quite likely that even while still in the aeroport (or aeroporto or aeropuerto, as the case may be) she will see such barbarities as telefon or telefono.
I wonder if the Greeks have also murdered this grand old English word. - Is mise le meas,
Firmount, Clane,
Co Kildare.