Susie Dent | |
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Personlig information | |
Født | 19. november 1964 (59 år) ![]() Woking, Storbritannien ![]() |
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Uddannelsessted | Princeton Universitet, Somerville College (Oxford), The Marist School ![]() |
Medlem af | Chartered Institute of Linguists (fra 2023) ![]() |
Beskæftigelse | Sprogforsker, leksikograf, etymolog, forfatter, tv-personlighed ![]() |
Kendte værker | Countdown[1] ![]() |
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Susan Francesca Dent (født 19. november 1964),[2][3] er en engelsk leksikograf, etymolog, forfatter og mediepersonlighed. Hun har optrådt i "Dictionary Corner" på Channel 4 gameshow Countdown siden 1992. Hun medvirker desuden i 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, med komikeren Jimmy Carr som vært.
Dent har været Honorary Vice-President for Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) siden 2016.[4]
Udgivet | Titel | Sider | Udgiver |
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November 2003 | The Language Report: The Ultimate Record of What We're Saying and How We're Saying It | 151 | Oxford University Press |
November 2004 | Larpers and Shroomers: The Language Report | 174 | Oxford University Press |
September 2005 | Winning Words | 32 | Oxford University Press |
January 2006 | Fanboys and Overdogs | 163 | Oxford University Press |
January 2007 | The Like, Language Report for Real | 176 | Oxford University Press |
December 2007 | The Language Report: English on the Move 2000–2007 | 166 | Oxford University Press |
October 2008 | Words of the Year | 148 | Oxford University Press |
November 2008 | How to Talk Like a Local: From Cockney to Geordie | 256 | Random House |
October 2009 | What Made the Crocodile Cry? 101 Questions About the English Language | 159 | Oxford University Press |
August 2012 | Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Editor) | 1568 | John Murray Learning |
November 2013 | Susie Dent's Weird Words | 176 | Scholastic Non-Fiction |
October 2017 | Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain | 336 | John Murray |
October 2020 | Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year | 419 | John Murray |