Sir, - Basically I just want to tell you that basically I am basically fed up hearing this word being basically used all the time. Our radio presenters and television presenters and basically everyone who basically telephones in to a programme can't basically say a sentence without basically using the word basically.
That's basically all I have to say so I will basically sign off with. - Yours, etc., G. E. Naim,
Marine Parade, Sandycove, Co Dublin.