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class=286563116-22022005><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>I think there is a line that
you should be aware of--namely whether the dictionary being produced is
intended for a general audience which includes school-age children or only for
adults. While publishers may produce dictionaries explicitly for children,
there is a general assumption that "general" dictionaries will be accessed by
everyone, including children. This creates a dilemma. I mean, how would you
feel if the FIRST encounter a child had with profanity or vulgarity or racist
terminology was through a dictionary? If their first usage of such a term was
because they learned it from a dictionary? For many publications there is a
presumption that the readers will be adults, but books unlike television,
movies, music and videogames are thrown into the general circulation category
virtually unmarked these days. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=286563116-22022005><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>I don't offer a solution
here, but in an age of customizable products, it might be reasonable to
consider a general dictionary (for adults) being published in a varation
appropriate for young children which didn't contain all the expressions that
adults could be expected to handle, but which younger children could not be
expected to understand the sensitivity over their use without adult
instruction. I rather like that solution since it is far worse to relegate
children to only having access to "children's books" when their curiosity and
ability to read can vary greatly.
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