'You’re on mute!' - This is what you said when we asked you for 3 words to sum up lockdown

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.

Our words reveal a gamut of emotions that we can all probably relate to, whether they be funny, frustrated, angry, tender or poignant.

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