Rare cite

August 30, 2012

Regarding The Poppletonian's lead story on citation abuse ("I cite, you cite, we all cite together", 23 August). It occurs to me that its writer, Laurie Taylor, never backs up his sometimes fanciful story lines with footnotes. "Dun citing", perhaps...

Keith Flett, London

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