* *In his report from Bosnia broadcast on the 9.55pm news, John Simpson *referred to the possibility of either Bosnian Serbs or Muslims "welshing *on the deal". If, like me, you feel that whatever the origins of this *expression are, its defamatory tone contributes to the long-standing *prejudice which brands all Welsh people as essentially untrustworthy and *dishonest ("Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief..."), please join *me in advising the BBC that you find the term offensive and object to *its inclusion in news reports. * ----8<----- paragraph cut---- * *Timothy Huw Davies *Assistant Librarian, Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London * Perhaps somebody can find and post an e-mail address we can all write to when things like this come up. Although footage from the BBC is rare in my part of the world even I see these things occasionally. It would be nice to have a convenient public relations rep. to whom I could complain. Keith ------=====+++++<<<<<((((( D. Keith Higgs )))))>>>>>+++++=====------ dhiggs@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu = DATA+@osu.edu A bad day on a bicycle is still better than a good day in the office.