"I'm fed up with reading Guardian articles that make use of male sporting analogies. I have absolutely no idea who Stuart Broad is and I guarantee the majority of women reading your editorial (16 January) wouldn't either. Therefore your analogy is incomprehensible. Guys, just stop this blokey, pub-style chat and wake up to your female readership, for pity's sake! It's well past time. Kathy Dalwood London"
"It's not only north and south that are relative concepts (Letters, 15 January) so is one's country at least on football terraces. As a proud lifelong supporter of Dover Athletic, I can note that away fans (especially from Maidstone United) have been known to chant You're French and you know you are. David Thomas Witney, Oxfordshire"
"Geoffrey Hinton seeks a secular replacement for blessing (Letters, 14 January). A more pressing need is to give contestants on The Traitors some alternatives to Oh my God! for use when completely predictable things happen. David Christmas London When my 77-year-old husband is blessed by a well-meaning acquaintance, or sometimes a nurse, he just asks if they are qualified to utter such words. Always an awkward moment! Christine Batley Cromer, Norfolk"
A reader objects to male sporting analogies and reports unfamiliarity with Stuart Broad, urging an end to blokey, pub-style language that alienates female readers. Another reader notes that notions of north and south are relative on football terraces and recounts away fans chanting "You're French and you know you are." One correspondent suggests secular alternatives to religious blessings and to the exclamation "Oh my God!" for television contestants. A husband challenges unqualified people who offer blessings, creating awkward moments. Another reader queries how to use an extra 25 minutes suggested for additional daily exercise.
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