Regular readers will know that Barbara Ewing (Letters, 3 June) is far from alone in appearing prematurely in the obituary pages and subsequently in corrections. Might it not be an idea to arrange an occasional “resurrections” column?
Mike Hine
Kingston upon Thames, London
• With the current long waiting lists for hip and knee replacements, these shorter walks are just what is needed for the older, lamer family members too (10 easy walks in Britain for families with younger children, 2 June). I would have welcomed the presence of a few more pubs.
Alberta Swan
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
• Adrian Chiles will know when he reaches old age (How do I know middle age is at an end? I fell over in the bath, 3 June). He will no longer fall; he will have a fall.
Kaye McGann
Standlake, Oxfordshire
• The letter from Susan Wolfe (Letters, 2 June) on medical euphemisms caused me some amusement. During my first pregnancy, the gynaecologist asked: “How are the waterworks?” As my then husband worked for the corporation waterworks, an interesting conversation ensued.
Frances Worsley
Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire
• I heard my first cuckoo for several years last Friday when visiting a garden in the Test valley. Have no other Guardian readers reported such a thrilling event this year?
Helena Wright
Salisbury, Wiltshire
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