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1. www.amazon.co.uk › Word-Perfect-EtymologicalWord Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the ...

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   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 ...

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   978-1407137025. See all details. This item: Susie Dent's Weird Words. £400. +. Interesting Stories about Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings. £1287. +. Roots of Happiness: 100 Words for Joy and Hope from Britain’s Most-Loved Word Expert.

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   Susie Dent. Born. Woking, Surrey, England, The United Kingdom. Genre. Nonfiction. edit data. Dent was educated at the Marist Convent in Ascot, an independent Roman Catholic day school. She went on to Somerville College, Oxford for her B.A. in modern languages, then to Princeton University for her master's degree in German.

4. www.waterstones.com › susie-dent › 9781399811675Interesting Stories about Curious Words by Susie Dent ...

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   Sep 28, 2023 · ISBN: 9781399811675. Number of pages: 432. Weight: 540 g. Dimensions: 222 x 140 x 38 mm. MEDIA REVIEWS. 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. With this book, readers won't be lost for words: we'll be happily lost within them - Irish Sunday ...

5. www.waterstones.com › book › word-perfectWord Perfect by Susie Dent | Waterstones

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   Sep 1, 2022 · 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's name at the very moment you need it) to snaccident (the unintentional eating of an entire packet of biscuits), Word Perfect is a brilliant ...

6. www.waterstones.com › book › roots-of-happinessRoots of Happiness by Susie Dent, Harriet Hobday | Waterstones

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   Oct 5, 2023 · Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK. ISBN: 9780241573198. Number of pages: 128. Weight: 620 g. Dimensions: 223 x 198 x 17 mm. MEDIA REVIEWS. Buy Roots of Happiness by Susie Dent, Harriet Hobday from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

7. www.lovereading4kids.co.uk › 7290 › Susie-DentBooks By Susie Dent | LoveReading4Kids

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   Books By Susie Dent - Author. Susie Dent is a writer and broadcaster on language. She recently celebrated 25 years as the resident word expert on C4's Countdown, and also appears on the show's comedy sister 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown. Susie comments regularly on TV and radio on words in the news. Susie answers notes and queries about words ...