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Oxford English Dictionary

Review school admissions policies
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/ 11 January 2019

Review school admissions policies

A child’s socioeconomic status, language and colour should not result in their exclusion

By Staff Reporter
Media24 loses its war of words with Oxford over woordeboek
Article
/ 22 September 2016

Media24 loses its war of words with Oxford over woordeboek

Without oral evidence, an application to have a contested Afrikaans-English dictionary pulled from the shelves was dismissed.

By Phillip De Wet
Selfie tops twerk as Oxford’s word of the year
Article
/ 19 November 2013

Selfie tops twerk as Oxford’s word of the year

The word ‘selfie’ has edged out some stiff competition to be announced as the 2013 word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries.

By Staff Reporter
‘Twerk’ and ‘selfie’ added to Oxford English dictionaries
Article
/ 28 August 2013

‘Twerk’ and ‘selfie’ added to Oxford English dictionaries

‘Twerk’, a dance move that has gone viral, and ‘selfie’, a photo taken of oneself, are two words that have been added to Oxford Dictionaries Online.

By Reuters

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