[pbs] plant regulation-Trivial-and OT

MARK MAZER AND FREDRIKA MAZER markmazerandfm13 at earthlink.net
Wed Jul 29 13:07:15 EDT 2009


Adam wrote:
> something has gone terribly wrong in our educational system, and that our 
> language has deteriorated.

The 2009 edition of the Oxford University Press junior dictionary has
removed the following words:


Adder, ass, beaver, boar, budgerigar, bullock, cheetah, colt, corgi,
cygnet, doe, drake, ferret, gerbil, goldfish, guinea pig, hamster, heron,
herring, kingfisher, lark, leopard, lobster, magpie, minnow, mussel, newt,
otter, ox, oyster, panther, pelican, piglet, plaice, poodle, porcupine,
porpoise, raven, spaniel, starling, stoat, stork, terrapin, thrush, weasel,
wren.

Acorn, allotment, almond, apricot, ash, bacon, beech, beetroot, blackberry,
blacksmith, bloom, bluebell, bramble, bran, bray, bridle, brook, buttercup,
canary, canter, carnation, catkin, cauliflower, chestnut, clover, conker,
county, cowslip, crocus, dandelion, diesel, fern, fungus, gooseberry,
gorse, hazel, hazelnut, heather, holly, horse chestnut, ivy, lavender,
leek, liquorice, manger, marzipan, melon, minnow, mint, nectar, nectarine,
oats, pansy, parsnip, pasture, poppy, porridge, poultry, primrose, prune,
radish, rhubarb, sheaf, spinach, sycamore, tulip, turnip, vine, violet,
walnut, willow

Mark Mazer
Hertford, North Carolina USA
Zone 7b-8




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