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In the latest edition of its dictionary for schoolchildren, Oxford University Press cut nature terms such as heron, magpie, otter, acorn, clover, ivy, sycamore, willow and blackberry.   remove

The electronic BlackBerry was one of the words that was inserted instead, along with blog, MP3 player, voice mail and broadband.   remove

the decision is telling kids that nature just isn't that important.

"This is another nail in the coffin of human beings being acquainted with nature," Bateman said.

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"When you look back at older versions of dictionaries, there were lots of examples of flowers for instance," she said. "That was because many children lived in semi-rural environments and saw the seasons. Nowadays, the environment has changed."   remove