When I turned to the puzzles at the back of G2 on Friday and saw that the Wordsearch asked for 16 Scottish names on St Patrick’s Day, I nearly choked. Might I look forward to finding Irish names on St Andrew’s Day and find the Irish alternative for my name?
Shaun Peters
Emsworth, Hampshire
• I was delighted by Lesley Riddoch’s use of the word “carnaptious” in her piece on the SNP election (The post-Sturgeon SNP is washing its dirty linen in public. That could be the best thing for it, 15 March). Carnaptious has been my lifelong favourite word. Although I deny that I ever referred to my late mother-in-law as a “carnaptious old bag”.
Francis McCahill
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
