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Why the Children’s Word of the Year makes me feel sad

17 January 2024

12:26 AM

17 January 2024

12:26 AM

Along with the Oxford University Press Word of the Year – usually something you’d never say yourself – and the Pantone Colour of the Year (seriously, has anyone ever asked for a revolting shade called Peach Fuzz?) there is rather an interesting index of our annual concerns: the Children’s Word of the Year.

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