REGARDING the debate on language, M Whittaker (Letters, January 16) makes a good point. However, the BBC does not live up to this adage on foul language.
One cannot, however, moan that there is no warning of foul language in programmes on all channels, and, if you don't like what you see, change the channel or switch off. The channel will surely cotton on when viewing levels drop.
As for A Walmsley (Letters, January 12), living in Blackburn, I would have expected him to have witnessed people communicating perfectly well without the need for Received Pronunciation.
Accents can also be modified to enable mutual intelligibility. To use the analogy of French and German is nonsense. Granted, some people may find, for example, a Scots or an Irish accent annoying. The same can also be said for a "posh" accent.
A strong accent can hinder one's career, but this highlights the attitudes still regrettably at work in this country -- the "old school tie" ethic of choosing people on the basis of perceived social class rather than aptitude.
GRAHAM J ASPIN, Victoria Avenue, Cherry Tree, Blackburn.
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