Oxford University Press has chosen hashtag as its ‘children’s word of the year’ because of its significant use in the 500 Words 2015 competition. The 500 Words competition was launched by presenter Chris Evans on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show in 2011, and is for stories of 500 words or less by children aged 13 and under. Every year Oxford University Press analyses the stories children write for its competition to track changes in vocabulary. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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