Sir, – Jane Meredith has an advantage over me (Letters, March 31st). She heard and understood "from the get-go". For a long time, all I heard was "gecko". While we are on the subject of senseless new expressions, why is "uptick " preferable to "increased", "raised, "greater" or "larger"? – Yours, etc,
HELEN FANNING,
Tallaght,
Dublin 24.