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A Word for Wednesday: Diary

Today marks the birthday of a hugely important figure in history: Anne Frank. Her diary, ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’ offered us a terrifying insight into the experience of hiding with her family during the German occupation of the Netherlands in the Second World War. When Anne’s father returned to the concealed rooms in which they were hiding, the diary remained. Since then, the Diary has been translated into many different languages, offering an intensely personal perspective of Jewish life and the horrors of the war. You’ve guessed it. Today’s Word for Wednesday is diary. Research suggests the word appeared in the late 16th century, derived from the Lati...

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