{"id":36016,"date":"2016-11-26T01:05:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T18:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/whats-wrong-with-the-word-people-brief-letters\/"},"modified":"2016-11-26T01:19:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T18:19:04","slug":"whats-wrong-with-the-word-people-brief-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/whats-wrong-with-the-word-people-brief-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s wrong with the word people? | Brief letters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFamilies v people | Autumnul cheer | Ukip doner | Arctic alarm | Far-right dismay | Front-page gloomAccording to the very first words in your front-page story (Chancellor to crack down on letting fees, 23 November) \u201cmillions of families\u201d are to be offered relief from spurious letting charges. Funny, I hadn\u2019t realised that the measure was targeted only at families \u2013 I guess this must mean that people living alone, house-sharers and childless couples will have to go on paying the fees? Can you please make an effort not to bandy about the word \u201cfamilies\u201d as though it were a synonym for \u201cpeople\u201d?Rob SykesOxford\u2022 I was leaning on a gate the other day, looking at the view, trying to figure out why November can often seem the best autumn month. Paul Evans expressed these feelings so beautifully (Country Diary, 23 November). Wonderful!Nick SpencerKington, Herefordshire Continue reading…
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