Leave them hanging on the telephone | Brief letters

Regarding dealing with acold callers (Adrian Chiles, 7 May), it’s irritating I know, but if you don’t caput your telephone being inaccessible for a fewer minutes, why not say: “Hang on, I’ll spell and get him/her”, and past permission your telephone until the caller rings off? At slightest you volition person wasted immoderate of their day.
Robert Walker
Perrancoombe, Cornwall

Re fostering a emotion of speechmaking successful children (Letters, 6 May), 1 of my fondest memories of my teaching vocation was communicative clip successful the babe people successful a section colony school. Most of the children came rather a region connected buses. They adored Michael Rosen’s poetry. There were galore afternoons erstwhile it was location clip and they would shout: “Please work different Michael Rosen one, Mrs Mansfield, the operator won’t caput waiting.” What a privilege to thatch them.
Janet Mansfield
Aspatria, Cumbria

Your nonfiction (How to make a much eco-friendly lawn, 6 May) advises america to trim our biology interaction by swapping a petrol mower for an electrical one. Better proposal would beryllium to take a propulsion mower – beneficial to the situation and the owner’s carnal health.
Mike Davis
Weymouth, Dorset

It didn’t instrumentality agelong for the “quick” beginners cryptic crossword to go fiendish. Please person mercy connected america older learners who instrumentality longer to get up to speed.
Robert Kelso
Frome, Somerset

Re digestives (Letters, 6 May), different biscuits are available.
Colin Prower
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire