On the board was a list of words and phrases which her mother considered not suitable for use in college T-shirt design. She had been asked about them so often that in the end she had started a blacklist of banned words to which everyone could refer. Every time someone thought of a new one, she unflinchingly wrote it down.. Rose read through the list, and turned back to her letter. These are the words I learned to spell in Mummy's art class today, she wrote, and sighed a little as she began the tedious job of copying from the board. Hilary McKay
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A list of words that are not suitable for use in college t-shirt design is a common phenomenon. Parents, teachers, and even government officials may judge certain words as not suitable for their young children to learn. The reason for this is because they may be considered harmful to the person's wellbeing. Some of these words are aimed at an older audience or are sexual in nature, but some are merely deemed unsuitable for people under the age of 18.

Of course, there is no reason why children cannot learn these words if they are interested in doing so. A teacher may be tasked with teaching them to their students, but the end goal is that they become confident in their own language skills.

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