US spectators’ behaviour at the Ryder Cup (US fan ugliness at the Ryder Cup was merely a reflection of Trump’s all-caps America, 28 September) reminded me how shrewd George Orwell was when, in 1945, he said serious sport was “war minus the shooting”. Sadly, how topical too. Perhaps women’s increasingly popular sport will do better.
John Bailey
St Albans
• One of the great pleasures of the use of subtitles is spotting the mondegreens (Most of gen Z watch TV with the subtitles on – and I understand why, 27 September). Among my favourites over the years: “night vision giggles” for “goggles”, “sliced alone” for “Sly Stallone”, “we found two deadly oceans” for “two dead Laotians” and “raw shock test” for “Rorschach test”.
Ruth Eversley
Paulton, Somerset
• I can’t agree strongly enough with Chris Ramshaw’s letter about mumbled dialogue (29 September). And sometimes the speech is too fast for the subtitles to be read before the next barrage.
Alyson Elliman
Carshalton Beeches, London
• Another hack for bread and butter pudding (Letters, 26 September) is hot cross buns, buttered and cut into strips. The sultanas and raisins in the buns also save a trip to the shop.
Ann Smith
Churchdown, Gloucestershire
• I can’t see what all the fuss is about on digital ID (Letters, 29 September). Look how well the government did with the NHS test and trace system.
Pete Bibby
Sheffield
• My bike bell gives a friendly single-note “ping”, which causes pedestrians or horse riders ahead of me to stop and check their phones (Letters, 29 September).
Ross Speirs
Watlington, Oxfordshire
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