Sir, – Apropos of Frank McNally's Irishman’s Diary (October 24th) regarding nuances of certain Hiberno-English words, he refers to a nursery child who had not been collected from school. An American friend recently corrected me for using a similar expression, pointing out that children are "picked up" from school but garbage is "collected"! – Yours, etc,
BRIAN P CLARKE,
Beechwood Lawn,
Dún Laoghaire,
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Co Dublin.