Sir, – Nineteen is the combined total of times Dancing with the Stars hosts Jennifer Zamparelli and Nicky Byrne urged the audience to “Give it up” for the performers in last Sunday’s edition. And that is about the weekly average for the irritating idiom. Give what up exactly? Whatever happened to “Put your hands together”, “Show your appreciation”, and “Let’s hear it for?” Please stop. Desist. Discontinue. Give it up. – Yours, etc,
TOM McGRATH,
Wicklow.