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Lost Words in the Garden
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- When:
- August 15, 2026 · 8:30 AM
- Where:
- Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX
- Source:
- 6AM City Austin – Events
About ten years ago the Oxford Junior Dictionary \(OJD\) removed words from nature like acorn, buttercup, fern, heron, to make room for technology words like analogue, chatroom, and voicemail. They claimed the dictionary merely reflected the life experience of young readers.The fact that words like dandelion and doe, pelican and poppy were not part of the “life experience” of young readers concerns us. While these words are alive in the wild, children, especially those with limited access to nat
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