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Pedant’s view

I REFER to last week’s eagle article, written by Danielle Galvin (page 12, Pakenham Gazette, dated 25 June). It would appear that your journalism staff and your editorial staff are at loggerheads as to the correct name of the area some 5 kilometres north of Pakenham. Danielle, in her article, refers to Upper Pakenham while the line under the largest picture refers to Pakenham Upper. I do not know where Upper Pakenham is, but I certainly know the location of Pakenham Upper.
Gordon Hughes,
(Local pedant and part-time proof reader).

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