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Letter: Feverish

Geoff Yates
Friday 06 December 1996 00:02 GMT
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Feverish

Sir: I am not acquainted with the use of thermometers in all countries ("Diane Abbott is sorry", 29 November; letter, 2 December). However I do recall anguished Italian faces as I plopped the appliance in mouth rather than under armpit, their preference.

GEOFF YATES

Kingston upon Thames

Middlesex

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