Instead of the recorder (Letters, 24 August), why not teach whistling? It is a dying art, yet cheap, portable and expressive. Our dad whistled all the time, even when ballroom dancing with Mum. I suspect that whistling is dying out because of the demise of memorable tunes and the absence of profit. I think I will now do some gardening and try the Beatles’ With a Little Help from My Friends.
Christopher Bocci
Freshford, Somerset
• As a retired primary headteacher, I have seen the expression on Donald Trump’s face in his Georgia arrest mugshot thousands of times (Report, 25 August). It’s the “you’re always picking on me”, “no, I won’t say sorry” or “you said you weren’t going to tell my mum” face, or possibly a combination of all three.
Toby Wood
Peterborough
• Please stop calling this a kiss, which makes it seem pleasant (Jenni Hermoso ‘did not consent’ to being kissed by Rubiales, 25 August). Can we refer to what it is: unacceptable behaviour in the workplace or even an alleged sexual assault?
Heather Penny-Larter
Swindon, Wiltshire
• I am starting to think that Nadine Dorries should be made a dame (‘As useful as a chocolate teapot’: voters’ verdict on awol Nadine Dorries, 26 August). After all, she has presided over a pantomime in the latter years of her political career.
John Davie
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
• I’ve been chatting to some old school pals, and we remember Mr Brayne (Letters, 25 August) wearing an elbow-patched tweed jacket when teaching at Ashton grammar school in the 1970s.
Michael Bowden
Otley, West Yorkshire
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