Elon Musk may be a rival for Ratner in brand destruction | Brief letters

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Seeing the damage that Elon Musk has done to his Twitter brand in such a short time brings to mind the example of Gerald Ratner when, 30 years ago, he described some of his products as total crap" and remarked that one set of Ratners earrings were cheaper than an M&S prawn sandwich, but probably would not last as long.
Graham Sowter
Langho, Lancashire

Kirsty Major's article on accents (Can you lose' an accent? And more importantly, why would you want to?, 3 November) reminded me of an eight-year-old southern cousin visiting his counterpart in Yorkshire. Sitting in the kitchen playing I Spy, the Yorkshire lad says: I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with T." The southern cousin guesses: Table?" No." Teacup?" No." Teapot?" No." OK, I give in." The Yorkshire lad replies: T'oven!"
Mick McKeown
Windermere, Cumbria