Celia Imrie plays Mrs Malaprop in 'The Rivals' Photo: REX “At least Mrs Malaprop was trying to improve herself by expanding her vocabulary, even if she did get it wrong sometimes,” she says, during a break from the run at the Southwark Playhouse in south London. “Today some people seem to be heading in the opposite direction. Instead of writing letters, they text each other, using dull and over-used abbreviations.   Related Articles Anna Friel interview for Land of the Lost Brooke Kinsella keeps her cool amid Khmer Rouge horrors in S27 The writing's on the wall for Banksy and his secret past Emma Watson as the new face of Burberry Living La Dolce Vita - the D&G way “Mrs Malaprop had a tough time of it, but now it isn’t done to point out errors in the way people speak or write and so mistakes keep being made. It is very sad for our language. Mrs Malaprop would be aghast.” Divining Mandy When Lord Mandelson added the title of Church Commissioner to his extensive collection last year, he boasted that he could bring down “the wrath of God”.[Read more...]