Word Perfect, 9781529311488
Paperback
Unlock daily word wonders: etymology, tales, and linguistic treasures await.

Word Perfect

Etymological Entertainment Every Day

$24.79

  • Paperback

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    28 November 2022

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Summary

Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language - Pam Ayres

Susie Dent is a national treasure - Richard Osman

Welcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown’s Dictionary Corner.

From the real Jack the Lad to the theatrically literal story behind stealing someone’s thunder, from tartle (forgetting someone…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529311488
ISBN-10:1529311489
Author:Susie Dent
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:28 November 2022
Weight:340g
Dimensions:196mm x 132mm x 32mm
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Critics Review

Utterly addictive … unputdownable – RICHARD & JUDY , Daily Express

I love this book. Nobody on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent and nobody writes about it more entertainingly. This is a treat for every day of the year * GYLES BRANDRETH *Susie Dent is a national treasure * RICHARD OSMAN *A golden vaulted cave of fascinating and funny hidden gems for people who love words, for people who aren’t that bothered about words and people who don’t even really like words…and that is the magic of Susie Dent. * JO BRAND *Utterly addictive … unputdownable – RICHARD & JUDY * Daily Express *Stuffed with delightful words … it’ll keep Scrabble fanatics and wordsmiths entertained for hours * Radio Times *Entertaining * Spectator *Packed full of fascinating facts – Charlotte Heathcote * Sunday Express *Magic – Mark Mason * Daily Mail *You can pick it up and be absorbed for hours * The Press (York) *

About The Author

Susie Dent

Susie Dent is the resident word expert in Dictionary Corner on C4’s Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and has been on every programme about words: 15 x 15, Word of Mouth, and More or Less. Susie also writes regularly for the Radio Times, The Week Junior and The I, and her Word of the Day has attracted over 1,000,000 followers on Twitter.

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