NJSS
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I was appalled to read that Dozens of words were removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary in order to make room for modern technology-related words!
Surely they could add a page or two to the dictionary?
Words removed included:-
aisle
ash
beech
bishop
chapel
conker
empire
monarch
newt
otter
Most interesting was that blackberry was removed; and replaced by Blackberry (TM) !
Surely the Oxford Junior Dictionary should strive to educate, and ensure children have a reasonable vocabulary ?
Removing words like aisle, bishop & chapel makes me wonder if they are being politically correct in dropping Christian terms?
Verification, should you need it, can be found here:- https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oxford-junior-dictionary-words/
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Dan_NL
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I bet it is exactly what you say : removing Christian content....
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| 18th Nov 2018 11:39 am |
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Someone-Gone
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To be honest, I don’t think it makes any difference. Children are as likely to know what the excluded words no matter if they are found in a dictionary or not.
As for the suggestion they are ridding the dictionary of Christian terms because they arent PC, I don’t think that’s got anything to do with it one minuet. It’s probably just down to children’s language usage.
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| 18th Nov 2018 11:47 am |
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Pelyma
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Interesting as schools are trying more and more to get kids outside as it builds resilience, team building and problem solving amongst others, the Forest School movement is particularly strong. Half of those words are outdoors related 
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| 18th Nov 2018 11:48 am |
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RRSTDV8
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| Re: Dumbing down of the English language |
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NJSS wrote:
Removing words like aisle, bishop & chapel makes me wonder if they are being politically correct in dropping Christian terms?
Verification, should you need it, can be found here:- https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oxford-junior-dictionary-words/
NJSS
Looking at your link, it's clear that more nature related terms were removed from the book than Christian terms.
No doubt this is a reflection of the reality of the lives of the majority of young people - they are urban and, thankfully, increasingly secular. It's not a "dumbing down" of the language, rather a reflection of the living language evolving.
The full dictionary still contains those words so they aren't being deleted from the language. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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| 18th Nov 2018 12:06 pm |
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AndrewS
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| 18th Nov 2018 1:02 pm |
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DG
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BlackBerry™ Jam of course 
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| 18th Nov 2018 1:10 pm |
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Moo
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| 18th Nov 2018 1:27 pm |
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Dan_NL
Member Since: 19 Sep 2010
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They might as well enter as a new word ;
monsanto = lethal chemical substance distroying global live as we know it
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| 18th Nov 2018 1:58 pm |
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J77
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The English language has been evolving since the day man first put pen to paper. 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
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| 18th Nov 2018 11:04 pm |
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Dan_NL
Member Since: 19 Sep 2010
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mmm... .. chisel in rock was mount Ararat I believe.... 
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| 19th Nov 2018 1:41 am |
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ianm27
Member Since: 02 Jun 2016
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Ah, but wasn't that Hebrew, not English  Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
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| 19th Nov 2018 6:27 pm |
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Dan_NL
Member Since: 19 Sep 2010
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No, not Hebrew, that didn't excist yet..
It was in Aramaic ; the English of Mesopotamia in the age of Moses.. 
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| 19th Nov 2018 7:22 pm |
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Carabraxis
Member Since: 30 Dec 2007
Location: Mansfield
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Thought Newts were protected.
Messing with them will get them into serious bother 
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| 19th Nov 2018 9:32 pm |
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ianm27
Member Since: 02 Jun 2016
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Ah, thanks for that Dan 
I had expected Del to reply as he was mates with Moses Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
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| 20th Nov 2018 1:48 pm |
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