In order to resolve this major crisis in the world of literature I have taken the following remedial action:

On the STP website which is, need I remind you, on www.salttownpoets.co.uk, all instances of the the offending word in Mr Cringe's article have been amended to the correct 'whither' ('whence' has, so to speak, been sent whence it came).

Of course, this will not solve the problem as far as Trendy Arts Mag is concerned. I imagine they will want to recall every copy of the magazine and Tippex out all the offending 'whences', replacing them with 'whithers'(probably, knowing them, with quill pens).

As further proof of our good intentions we have invited Mr Anton Cringe along to a special meeting where he will be ritualistically beaten about the head with the Oxford English Dictionary.

Because, make no mistake, the confusing of two obscure English words which practically no-one ever uses anymore could bring about the fall of western civilisation.

Or. to put it more succinctly (if I've got the right word), lighten up.

Dave Roberts