Zia Mohyeddin writes a letter to Dawn complaining about Ramiz Raja’s english 
**‘Cool Captain Dhoni’
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THOSE who write ‘Exclusive’ reports for a newspaper are chosen not just for their expertise on the subject they write on, but also because they are supposed to be reasonably conversant with the language of the newspaper.
Mr. Ramiz Raja in his ‘Exclusive’ titled “Cool Captain Dhoni….” likes weaving idioms into his sentences – “not once did the camp flinched in the eye of the storm…” – but does not realize that the result is an insipid sentence devoid of any sense.
Even if your newspaper is committed to not tampering with his copy, it is vital for the integrity of Dawn not to print words like humdrum, unknown, unphased and uncluttered as hum drum, un known, un phased and un cluttered.
“The strength of character enthuse players to play….” And “His pick to bowl the last disastrous over against South Africa” are just two of the countless solecisms that may be worthy of Navjot Singh Siddhu, but not of a reputable paper like yours.
ZIA MOHYEDDIN
Karachi