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08.12.2008, 19:39 1 comment

Oxford Dictionary culls hundreds of words

Words linked to Christianity, the monarchy, British history and nature have been dropped from a leading dictionary for children. Among the entries that disappeared from the latest edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary are ‘disciple’, ‘bishop’, ‘chapel’,

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Published: 19 September, 2008, 12:37


Try saying the following sentence out loud. 'The anaesthetist regularly uses a thesaurus to look up particularly interesting synonyms for remuneration for his phenomenally hospitable services.'

 
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