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2008-12-08 Britain

Words associated with Christianity and British history taken out of children's dictionary

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Posted by tipper 2008-12-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Perhaps Fred should change the category title to "The Island Formerly Known As Britain."

Posted by PBMcL 2008-12-08 01:41|| 2008-12-08 01:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Wow. Just wow.

Posted by Verlaine 2008-12-08 03:00|| 2008-12-08 03:00|| Front Page Top

#3 But academics and head teachers said that the changes to the 10,000 word Junior Dictionary could mean that children lose touch with Britain's heritage.

Er, duhhhh. I believe that is the goal.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-12-08 07:03|| 2008-12-08 07:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Pakistan in the West.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-12-08 08:27|| 2008-12-08 08:27|| Front Page Top

#5 George Orwell - great predictor.

Posted by no mo uro 2008-12-08 08:33|| 2008-12-08 08:33|| Front Page Top

#6 The Oxford English Dictionary is a pile of crap anyway - relying on publicity stunts like this one to raise the series' profile a couple of times every year. Chambers Dictionary is far better.

Posted by Bulldog 2008-12-08 09:16|| 2008-12-08 09:16|| Front Page Top

#7 They dropped words like 'fern' and 'moss'? In favor of bullshyte like 'chronological' and 'interdependence'? Screw the political crap, this is grounds for mass firings. Sack them en masse!

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