Sir, – I was completely baffled by Mr Stephenson's letter (D&S Times, Feb 20) seemingly saying that he couldn't have any respect for people called Phil, Dave and Mick. I presume that he was saying that he would have more respect for them if they'd referred to themselves as Phillip, David and Michael. Such a view is utterly absurd, and is on a par with saying that people with double-barrelled surnames must be more worthy than those with single names. I can only assume Mr Stephenson fell asleep in the 1950s and has only just awoken.
TIM BOUNDS
Ingleby Barwick.
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