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That would lead to a letter from Mr A Pedant, MA (Oxon), a retired parish council magazine editor, saying: "One tires of declining standards in local newspapers. The placement of 'the noun 'German' in front of 'Afrika Korps' by the Evening Herald sub-editor creates a tautology, as the phrase 'Afrika Korps' is clearly German."

Which would then prompt an email from Danni Cobble, aged nine, of Barne Barton Primary: "Mr Pedant is wrong. 'German' is an adjective because it describes the noun, 'Afrika Korps'."

You see? We commentators could go on for weeks.

Unfortunately, there have been very few running stories.

The Americans haven't invaded anywhere for a while and the UK General Election won't be until at least May.

What more can be said about the tsunami? (I tried that once and got my wrists slapped; contrary to popular belief, it is fine to insult somebody's religion and politics – although you might think twice about saying ya, boo sucks to the Peverell branch of the Al Axa Martyrs' Brigade – but never speak ill of a person's charitable efforts or, worse still, their pets.)

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