Lexicographers
have named 'coronavirus' the Children's Word Of The Year after
analysing more than 130,000 stories submitted to a BBC writing contest.
Oxford University Press found 459 references to the virus in the Radio 2 Breakfast Show's 500 Words competition.
It
stopped taking submissions on 27 February, almost a month before
lockdown. Helen Freeman at Oxford University Press said she was
surprised by the number of coronavirus mentions.
NHS, virus, antibodies, epidemic, Wuhan, and lockdown were other words mentioned more than usual.
Donald Trump was the person referred to most in the 134,709 stories, followed by Hitler and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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