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Default facial expressions | Coffee thermometer | Quitting Britain | Nominative determinism delightsAdrian Chiles is lucky that his face is merely “miserable” (I’ve spent my whole life looking miserable. It’s...
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Default facial expressions | Coffee thermometer | Quitting Britain | Nominative determinism delights Adrian Chiles is lucky that his face is merely “miserable” ( I’ve spent my whole life looking miserable. It’s time for a change, 9 September ). On the advice of my estimable wife, when I introduce myself to new colleagues I alert them to the fact that if I look as though I want to kill them, it’s my default expression and I am merely thinking, not judging. Trevor Lawson Haddenham, Buckinghamshire • Since Oxford University, no less, tells us that it is now vital to know the temperature of hot drinks ( Drinking very hot drinks could triple risk of oesophageal cancer, study finds, 9 September ), I look forward to the delivery of my NHS coffee thermometer – and the award of next year’s Ig Nobel prizes. Anne Archer Oban, Argyll and Bute Continue reading...