'You’re on mute!' - This is what you said when we asked you for 3 words to sum up lockdown
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Not surprisingly, 'lockdown' was voted the Collins Dictionary word of the year for 2020, whilst phrases such as Stay at home, flatten the curve, hands face space - or for Zoom users - "You're on mute!..will forever define the strange times we are living in.
But we asked you, our readers, to choose 3 words that perfectly sum up how you feel and what you will remember about lockdown.
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This is what you said...
These things happen - Geoff Waywell
Get the Vaccine - Stephen Smith
Bored beyond belief - Logan James Kirk
Nice and quiet - Pam Orton
Home.cooking.walking - Helen Collinson
Gone Stir Crazy - Dee Dee Hutchinson
We shall overcome - Mick Masters
Hands face space - Lindsey Ellie
Lonely, stressful, Heartbreaking - Linda Woodrow
Flipping hard work - Lynda Young
Roll on normality - Amanda Martin
Year to forget. - Christina McGrail
Just crack on - Brendan Butler
You’re on mute - Paul Adamson
Absolutely hated it - Lindy Lou
Miss my family - Carolyn Dawson
Show everyone consideration. - Pauline Owen
Not saying goodbye - Laura Nicholas
Confusion. Ignorance. Profiteering - Ian Snape
Need a holiday - Debbles Weeky
Black Lives Matter - Shaun Thompson
Let’s stay safe - Gina Baxter-Whitelegg
Open the pub - Daniel Butler
Confused, anxiety, mentally exhausted - Lisbeth Matthieson
Worst year ever - Julie Anne McCabe
Hard, scary, educational - Emma Hall
Depression, isolation, Teams - Adam Blackwell
Loved every minute! - David Faulkner
Hancock, Witty, Vallance - Kenneth Porter
One year wasted - Jo-Dee Hornby
I missed cinema - Mike Lambert
Groundhog day still - Kirst Read
Reflective, calmness, isolating - Jacqueline Preston
More wine please - Ruth Anderton
Carry on Regardless - Julie Bristow
Wine,kebabs,sleep - Dave Jennings
Only a year? - Martin Bennett
Flatten the curve - Phil O’Reilly
When’s bin day? - John Cookson
Still not working - James Bews
Business as usual - Tripti Samal
Too many lost - Linda Helvin Treadwell
People don’t listen - Nikky Vardy
Time stood still - Don Hirst
words fail me - Amanda Hall
Good, Bad, Unbelievable - Linda King
Not the best - Dave Stringfellow
Worst year ever - Tanya Elizabeth
Made me strong - Hannah Wynne
I’m fed up - Derek Heaton
I survived covid - Jo Kelly
Watched all Netflix - Jonathan Danby
Just another day - David G Wright
Totally incompetent government - Jon Harvey
Disgraceful. Unnecessary. Damaging - Gregg Rayner
Enough is enough - Brenda Webster
Had enough now! - Mandy Robinson
Yo aprendo Espanol - Josh Woodstock
Need a break - Rob Knapton
Comedy of errors - Alex Stocks
Shambolic pathetic government - Lee Derbyshire
Happy Birthday Lockdown! - Craig Buxton
We have survived - Sadia Batool
Eat sleep repeat - Patrick Sykes
Patience, perseverance and understanding - Stephen Geraghty
Alive, Jabbed, Thankful - Um Arwa
Follow lockdown rules - Emma Janet
Miss my mum - Jackie Box
Sick of it - Ste Pickering
Loved every minute - Steven Scott
Lonely frightening crazy - Tracey Lynam
Love Home Working - Nichola Whiteside
Saved my money - Katie Evans
That went fast - Leon Fell
No grassroots football - Andrea Gratton
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