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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Steph Brawn

Scots writers welcome 'jag' being added to Oxford English Dictionary

SCOTS writers have welcomed the word “jag” being added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as a result of the pandemic.

During the Covid-19 vaccination programme people across Scotland began debating whether the term for an injection was “jab” or a “jag”.

But now it has been decided that both are equally acceptable, with the latter now receiving an official entry in the dictionary.

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