What's he talking about?

So Harrison Grice (Letters June) feels he has the authority to speak on behalf of the 'majority of your readers' in criticising Scoop for his use of words beyond the 'average bloke's understanding'.

Steve Cooper is, in my humble opinion, a very well-informed and accomplished motorcycle journalist who certainly does not require dumbing down. The reputable publications to which he contributes presumably have to assume a certain level of education and intelligence amongst their readership and manage their output accordingly. If Mr Grice falls short in this regard it is unfortunate. Keep up the good work, Steve. Martin Harrison

Bertie says: "Right on! We like to cover all bases from the overweight simpleton (me) to the chronically literate (Steve) to the technically brilliant and astute Ralph, Pip and Allen!"