Sir: It is impossible to set standards of pronunciation (letters, 24, 26 April). Languages are changing all the time, mainly as a result of natural human laziness when speaking them. Look at how Latin has "deteriorated" into Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and French.
JULIEN EVANS
Chesham, Buckinghamshire
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