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Hear, hear! | New towns, old promises | Being childish at school | Summing up ability | Smiles for Miles | Sounds DogeHear, hear! | New towns, old promises | Being childish at school | Summing up ability | Smiles for Miles | Sounds Doge
I have problems hearing in theatres and cinemas (Letters, 17 February). Here in New Zealand, hearing loops are rare, so I had become resigned to missing out on dialogue and song lyrics. Then I went to see the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, and I was offered a portable device to display captions. This fitted into the seat cup holder and could be placed just under the screen. Magic! This made the experience of a great film so much better. Please can these devices be made more widely available?Mary ScobieTe Kūiti, New Zealand I have problems hearing in theatres and cinemas (Letters, 17 February). Here in New Zealand, hearing loops are rare, so I had become resigned to missing out on dialogue and song lyrics. Then I went to see the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, and I was offered a portable device to display captions. This fitted into the seat cup holder and could be placed just under the screen. Magic! This made the experience of a great film so much better. Please can these devices be made more widely available?
Are the promised dozen new towns Labour’s equivalent of the Tories’ 40 new hospitals (Work on up to 12 new towns in England to begin by next election, says government, 12 February)?Pete BibbySheffield
In 1956, one of my school reports said that I was inclined to be childish (Letters, 17 February). I was nine years old at the time.Denis HollandTadley, Hampshire Mary Scobie
Many more years ago than I can easily count, our exasperated head of maths once hissed in my ear: “I can sum up your ability in arithmetic in two words – bone bloody idle.”Gwynne WilliamsPentrebychan, Wrexham
Thank you, John Crace, for taking me back to the heady days of Miles Kington’s Let’s Parler Franglais (The politics sketch, 17 February). A real treat.Stephen Bassey Porthtowan, Cornwall Te Kūiti, New Zealand
In our house, Doge is pronounced “dodgy” (If you thought Elon Musk was bad, look at his dreadful mini-mes and shudder for America, 12 February).Dawn Leeder and Howard ChaseNorwich Are the promised dozen new towns Labour’s equivalent of the Tories’ 40 new hospitals (Work on up to 12 new towns in England to begin by next election, says government, 12 February)?
Pete Bibby
Sheffield
In 1956, one of my school reports said that I was inclined to be childish (Letters, 17 February). I was nine years old at the time.
Denis Holland
Tadley, Hampshire
Many more years ago than I can easily count, our exasperated head of maths once hissed in my ear: “I can sum up your ability in arithmetic in two words – bone bloody idle.”
Gwynne Williams
Pentrebychan, Wrexham
Thank you, John Crace, for taking me back to the heady days of Miles Kington’s Let’s Parler Franglais (The politics sketch, 17 February). A real treat.
Stephen Bassey
Porthtowan, Cornwall
In our house, Doge is pronounced “dodgy” (If you thought Elon Musk was bad, look at his dreadful mini-mes and shudder for America, 12 February).
Dawn Leeder and Howard Chase
Norwich
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