Ale - a class apart (1 of 2)

Anthony Rodriguez (Letters, 5 May) may well have a point about discriminatory admission practices at female-only colleges (after all, history demonstrates nothing if not the unwarranted dominance of women in all walks of life). However, a chap who does not recognise the socio-cultural difference between ginger ale and ginger beer surely puts himself beyond the pale of serious academic discussion.

Tim Holmes, Senior lecturer, Cardiff School of Journalism Cardiff University