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We misquoted Wittgenstein in our interview with Christopher Hitchens ("You are always going to regret something", New Review ). It should read: "Whereof we cannot speak, thereof one must be silent", not "therefore one must be silent".

"The art of noise" (Observer Magazine) on "sculptor in sound" Susan Philipsz referred to the Manifesta 3 show in 2000 as having taken place when "Slovenia had not long gained independence from the Soviet Union". Slovenia has been independent since 1991, when it seceded from the non-aligned communist nation of Yugoslavia. Neither Slovenia nor Yugoslavia was ever part of the Soviet Union.

Apologies to online Everyman crossword solvers who were presented with an incorrect grid for about 48 hours last week.

The Avon Vale Hunt operates in Wiltshire, not Cheshire (Briefing).

You can't "reach a crescendo" (Up Front, Observer Magazine). A crescendo (from the Italian crescere, to grow) is a musical direction indicating a gradual increase in volume. It is the journey itself, not the destination.

Write to Stephen Pritchard, Readers' Editor, the Observer, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU, tel 0203 353 4656 or email reader@observer.co.uk

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