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Letter: The language of change

Joanna Giffard
Sunday 15 June 1997 23:02 BST
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Sir: Walter Roberts (14 June) might want to add "duck" tape to his collection of British language transgressions.

This sturdy silvery tape comes from America where it is widely used for sealing cracks in aluminium heating ducts.

JOANNA GIFFARD

Barnstaple, North Devon

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