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U.S. school bans the dictionary

Posted in Censorship by momoffive 789 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)

Southern California school board pulled the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary used in advance readinggrade four and five classrooms because the students found the entry "oral-sex." Censorship at its best! Show of hands - how many of you would not have learned to find words in the dictionary without the motivation of a bad word or two?

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