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Oxfam began in 1942 to try to reduce
. It operates in 80
. It says English is the
language used by its workers in former British
. It issued its guide "to support people who have to work and communicate in the English language as part of a
legacy". The guide focuses on
for the disabled, the LGBTQIA+ community,
, refugees, and others. It suggested
like avoiding "colonial" phrases such as "mankind". It said this word could be viewed as being
as "it is often misunderstood as only referring to
".
