Every year the BBC receives hundreds of letters complaining about English usage on the air. In this programme, which was the cause of so much controversy when broadcast earlier this year, David Crystal , Professor of Linguistics at Reading University, looks at the ' Top 20 complaints, and asks why certain usages so often cause irritation, indignation and even fury.
I.etters read by NICHOLAS COURTNEY JUDY FRANKLIN and HAYDN WOOD
Producer ALAN WILDING (Kepeat)