Oxford Dictionaries is seem for the unsound word in the English oral communication . A few 24-hour interval ago , the language self-confidence pose a interrogation onits web log : “ What is your least favorite English word of honor ? ”
Using its new # OneWorldMap , the language researchers at Oxford Dictionaries were hop to discover how people ’s feelings about stinking English run-in might differ based on years , gender , and country of blood . This is the first of many such questions they want to answer using crowdsourced polls .
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According toThe Guardian , early resolution showed the wordmoistin the lead for tough English word in the UK , the U.S. , and Australia . New Zealand hates the wordphlegm , while the Netherlands hates bothwarand , surprisingly , sexual love . So jilted ! By the timeThe Guardian’sstory went live Wednesday evening , August 24 , there had been 8000 response .
But by twelve noon today , August 25 , the poll had already been shut down . “ We regret to inform users that due to severe abuse we have had to remove this feature of speech from our website , ” the Oxford Dictionaries blog declared . It seem that some users were not pleased that the map did n’t allow cuss or offensive entry . One right - flank , Trump - supportingTwitter usercomplained that you could n’t listIslamas your least favorite word .
We may never know what the earth ’s least favored word truly is , though it ’s safe to say thatmoistis up there . Welcome to the cyberspace , where everything honorable will eventually be ruined by trolls .
you’re able to still relish some of the final result by seem back at the hashtag#OneWorldMapon Twitter .
[ h / tThe Guardian ]
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