Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Modern life

Oxford University Press has published a new edition of its Junior Dictionary “to reflect the fact that Britain is a modern, multicultural, multi-faith society”.

Words removed include:
carol, cracker, dwarf, elf, goblin, abbey, altar, bishop, christen, nun, saint, sin, devil, vicar, empire, bacon, blackberry, bloom, brook, canter, chestnut, clover, dandelion, fern, marzipan, melon, pasture, porridge, spinach, vine, violet, walnut, willow.
Words added include:
blog, broadband, MP3 player, voicemail, attachment, database, chatroom, bullet point, cut and paste, celebrity, tolerant, vandalism, negotiate, interdependent, citizenship, conflict, debate, EU, committee, compulsory, cope, democratic, allergic, biodegradable, donate, endangered.
via Mick Hartley

1 comment:

laughykate said...

'Today class, you must write an essay including the words: carol, cracker, dwarf, elf, goblin, abbey, altar, bishop, christen, nun, saint, sin, devil, vicar, empire, bacon, blackberry, bloom, brook, canter, chestnut, clover, dandelion, fern, marzipan, melon, pasture, porridge, spinach, vine, violet, walnut and willow.'

Sure as hell would be a more interesting essay than the one containing the second bunch of words.