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Usage and abusage

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March 6, 2008

I note that in his work on the use of colons ("Colonic information", 28 February) James Hartley has adopted the appalling American convention of following a colon by a capital letter. I note that you have not followed him in your leader in the same issue, and trust that you will continue to use English English.

Ron Johnston, University of Bristol.

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