Not an earthly

SADLY the standard of written English displayed by the gentleman who claimed there were “aliens amongst his mists” (your report, 21 June) increasingly passes as acceptable. If there are indeed aliens visiting us from another world, it is likely they will be from an advanced civilisation.

I wonder if it is worth offering them the contract for teaching Earthlings English as a foreign language?

(Dr) Mary Brown

Dalvenie Road

Banchory

Aberdeenshire