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| Words associated with Christianity and British history taken out of children's dictionary |
| 2008-12-08 |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #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! |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2008-12-08 12:22 |
| #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 |
| #5 George Orwell - great predictor. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2008-12-08 08:33 |
| #4 Pakistan in the West. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-12-08 08:27 |
| #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 |
| #2 Wow. Just wow. |
| Posted by: Verlaine 2008-12-08 03:00 |
| #1 Perhaps Fred should change the category title to "The Island Formerly Known As Britain." |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2008-12-08 01:41 |