Increasing numbers of children are using the hashtag symbol as an expression of drama or comment.
It follows an intensive study of the new and most-used words included in 500-word stories submitted by more than 120,000 five-to-13 year olds in a
national writing competition.
The analysis was undertaken by a team of lexicographers from OUP Anders
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An OUP spokeswoman said: "Language is constantly changing and evolving and children are using language in new and unusual ways to write and communicate.
The findings reflect the inventiveness of children today and their new and
imaginative use of words every year along with their interests and
preoccupations."
Vineeta Gupta, head of children's dictionaries at OUP, commented on the "significant change" in the use of the hashtag this year.
Gupta said: "Children are true innovators and are using the language of social media to produce some incredibly creative writing. Children have extended
its [#] use from a simple prefix or as a search term for Twitter to an editorial
device to add drama or comment."
A number of examples of the use of the hashtag in children's stories were quoted in the OUP report: "Then it happened. Engine #1 went dead, followed by
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Other words which a saw significant rise in the past 12 months were Zoella - the name of a popular make-up blogger - selfie, blog, YouTube and youtuber.
Newer words such as PS4, MacBook and Instragram have overtaken words such as MP3, Playstation and even the word TV. Even once popular words such as email and
mobile have been demoted by the younger population.
It all points to new technology increasingly being at the centre of children's lives. But young people also demonstrated in their stories an
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Among the most popular characters quoted in stories were Cinderella, Snow White, footballers Lionel Messi and Wayne
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Researchers were interested in how many children included mythological characters in their stories, such as Zeus, the Minotaur and Hercules.
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Tomomi Inada will have precious little time to settle into her new job as Japan’s defense minister, as events on her first day in the office underlined.
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When asked by reporters on Wednesday whether she would visit the shrine again ahead of the Aug 15 anniversary of Japan’s surrender in 1945, Inada declined to
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“It’s a matter of conscience and I don’t think I should comment on whether I will go or not,” she said.
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