Sir, - On the subject of "virivorous" and "homophagous", it should be clear to your Wexford reader (January 25th) that Kevin Myers is not unlike Humpty Dumpty: "When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less." The resemblance does not quite end there, for these days, as in the case of Humpty Dumpty, Mr Myers seems frequently cracked. - Yours etc., Hugh Leonard,
Pilot View, Dalkey, Co Dublin.