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ALBERT EINSTEIN'S name appears to be a magical talisman on internet quotations, we have noted (6 September). Our request for examples of it being taken in vain produced an enthusiastic, if disgruntled, response from you.
Brigitte Pflueger is delighted that her latest DVD purchase includes "English subtitles for the death and hard of hearing" – that'll help pass the time, when the time comes
ONE of the more egregious misquotations of recent years is: "If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, Man would have only four years left to live – Albert Einstein." Grant Hutchison wonders whether "anyone has ever read this quote without thinking, 'Bees? Einstein? Why?'" He alerts us to a discussion on the website quoteinvestigator.com, which contends that the original perpetuator of the misquote may ...
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