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On each episode, she provides a brief commentary on the origin of a particular word or phrase. Dent is the longest-serving member of the show's current on-screen team, first appearing in 1992; she has since made more than 5,000 appearances. [9] Dent also works on the spin-off show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. [10]
A celebrity appears in Dictionary Corner, and, after each numbers round, they present a poem, song or another comedic segment. Susie Dent's "Origin of Words" section does not appear but is instead replaced with an additional segment from the guest.
The Language Report (or, strictly, the language report) was an account of the state and use of the English language published by the Oxford University Press (OUP) in 2003. It was compiled by lexicographer Susie Dent, best known for her regular appearances on the television word game Countdown, and was an annual publication until 2007.
Countdown is a British game show involving word and mathematical tasks that began airing in November 1982. It is broadcast on Channel 4 and is most recently presented by Colin Murray, assisted by Rachel Riley with lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be broadcast on Channel 4 and 90 series have been broadcast since its debut ...
Words and Music opened in London at the Adelphi Theatre on 16 September 1932, after a Manchester Opera House tryout in August 1932. It consisted of a series of sketches, some with songs, and starred Ivy St. Helier, Joyce Barbour, John Mills, Romney Brent, Doris Hare, Moya Nugent and Effie Atherton and, in a small part, Graham Payn. [1]
Celebrities are reacting to the news that Donald Trump will become the 47th US president.. On Wednesday (6 November), the Republican candidate swept to victory following a chaotic campaign dogged ...
Susie Dent (UK, born 1964) English; Friedrich Christian Diez (Germany, 1794–1876) etymological dictionary of Romance languages; Patrick S. Dinneen (Ireland, 1860–1934) Irish and English bilingual; Josef Dobrovský (Czechoslovakia, 1753–1829) Slavic languages, Czech and German bilingual
“Reverse the Curse,” the second movie written and directed by David Duchovny (the first was “House of D,” in 2004), is based on Duchovny’s 2016 novel “Bucky F*cking Dent,” and ...