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Sir, In a quite cursory skim through the paper, I see on the front page that appalling solecism "barbeque" (corrected inside, …

Sir, In a quite cursory skim through the paper, I see on the front page that appalling solecism "barbeque" (corrected inside, admittedly) and reference to "marshalls" as a noun. The latter misspelling crops up frequently in the Guardian, oddly enough, so at least you are in good company.

However, the ineffable Mr Culley is as usual, the leader. He refers to something called a "peleton", a mysterious chap called "Aliss" and has an obscure phrase "what hay has that Aliss [sic] ain't" which seems to suggest he does not know the meaning of "ain't". Yours etc., Avon Lodge, Deansbridge, Armagh.