USING a solarium increases a person’s risk of developing melanoma by 15 per cent and the risk rises to 75 per cent for those who used them when they were younger than 30, a major review has found.

I suspect that the melanoma rate among under 30s sunbed users isn’t 75%, and what the Herald meant to say was “the risk rises by 75 per cent” or “the increase in the risk rises to 75 per cent”.

The mistake may be obvious, but why not take the trouble to say what you mean, instead of something completely different?

I was a little nonplussed by this response via Paypal:

“The seller has provided the following Order Status information for your review: Order Status: 已发货”

So much for taking the supremacy of the English language for granted!

Fortunately Google Translate told me that this means ‘Posted’ — not ‘Running Dog of Capitalism will never see his filthy money again’.

Perhaps the Sudbury, Ontario municipal sculptor will use that photo as a reference when they erect a statue honoring Tom Davies…