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13:06 UK time, Tuesday, 2 February 2010

"7. Haggis has been banned in the US since 1989." No it is not. Only imported Haggis has been banned. My favorite Scottish restaurant prepares it on request upon 24 hrs notice.
Alan (McPhee) Bonjour, Madison Heights, Michigan, US

Re: Double yolks (Daily Mail). My mum once cracked open an egg from our local farmer and found a triple yolk - on the same day, one of the same farmer's cows gave birth to triples. Can somebody work out the odds of that?
Ian Ferguson, Southampton, UK

Can someone offer Ollie Barrett a definition: "Define entrance? It's ridiculous".
Louisa Hibble, Leicester, UK

Further to Ian Hague's letter, why do so many TV presenters insist that 'sixth' should be pronounced with a "c" instead of the "x" ("sicth")?
Dave Godfrey, Swindon, UK

Ian quoted BBC presenters speaking properly. They also use "almost exactly" (it is exact or it isn't) and "very unique" ( there are no grades of unique - it is unique or it isn't).
Steve Harris, Stroud

Is this article an example of an Obama Lama Drama?
Michael, Exeter, UK

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