Words removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary:
NATURE
Bluebell,
budgerigar, cygnet, dandelion, gerbil, goldfish, guinea pig, kingfisher, magpie,
marzipan, minnow, newt, piglet, primrose, starling, willow,
wren.
CHRISTIANITY
Carol, cracker, holly, ivy, mistletoe, abbey,
altar, bishop, chapel, christen, disciple, monk, nun, pew, saint, sin
HISTORY
Coronation, duchess, duke, emperor, empire, monarch, decade
Words added:
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Blog, broadband, MP3 player,
voicemail, attachment, database, chatroom, analogue, incisor, square number,
trapezium, food chain
SOCIETY
Celebrity, tolerant, vandalism, negotiate, interdependent,
drought, biodegradable, bilingual
POLITICS
Citizenship, EU, euro, committee, democratic *
Read more:
World Net Daily : Cultural Cancer
Daily Mail: Is it a sin? Christian words deleted from Oxford dictionary
John Stossel's 'Stupid in America'
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