Oxford: Chidren's word of the 2014 is....?

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28 May 2015, 5:01 pm

Oxford University (who publishes the main dictionary of the English Language) in partnership with Radio 2 (UK) has completed their analysis of words used by English speaking Children.

The Children's word of the 2014 is......

Spoiler wrote:
#/HASHTAG


Yes the Children's word of the 2014 is
Spoiler wrote:
Hashtag/#


What does this meaning going forward for the English language...?

Children's word of 2014


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28 May 2015, 6:26 pm

Soon they shall convert to the glorious #OctothorpeMasterRace.

It certainly beats Oxford's previous "word of the year" (2010? earlier?): meh. There is hope yet.