Madam, - We disagree completely with Paddy D'Alton's complaint (September 22nd) about the use of the word "fissiparous" in an Editorial.
It is no bad thing for publications such as The Irish Times to provide an impetus for readers to increase and improve their vocabulary.
Challenging us to reach for the dictionary can never hurt. - Yours, etc.,
AILISH, AINE and FIONNUALA LARKIN, Mulgannon, Wexford.