Argue with us,in writing.

p. 072

Re: In Defence of the Ragged Right, Nº 13

“Your defence of the ragged right was itself fully justified — the column, I mean. Set your apologies the way you set your convictions, or do not print them.”

— Henrik Dalgaard, Copenhagen

He is right. Nº 14, page 060, is ragged. — Ed.

p. 073

Re: The 12-Column Lie, Nº 14 preview

“I run a forty-person product team and I have forwarded Achermann’s grid audit to all of them, twice. The second time was a threat. Thank you for giving arithmetic its dignity back.”

— Priya Raman, Bengaluru

Forwarding twice is the correct cadence. — Ed.

p. 074

Re: Red, generally

“You used red twice on page 41 of Nº 13. Twice. I have read your house rules. I expect a correction, or at minimum a confession.”

— Marco Trentini, Milan

We counted. One of the two was a folio, which is a number, which is permitted. The other was a lapse. We regret the lapse. — Ed.