Word Perfect - by Susie Dent (Paperback)

Name: Word Perfect - by Susie Dent (Paperback)
Brand: John Murray Publishers
SKU: 1006098064
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'Susie Dent is a one-off.
About the Author: 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.
416 Pages
Humor, Topic

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Book Synopsis

'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'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 linguistic almanac full of unforgettable stories, fascinating facts, and surprising etymologies tied to every day of the year. You'll never be lost for words again.

Review Quotes

Magic--Mark Mason, Daily Mail

Packed full of fascinating facts--Charlotte Heathcote, Sunday Express

Utterly addictive . . . unputdownable--RICHARD & JUDY, Daily Express

You can pick it up and be absorbed for hours--The Press (York)

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

Entertaining--Spectator

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

Stuffed with delightful words . . . it'll keep Scrabble fanatics and wordsmiths entertained for hours--Radio Times

Susie Dent is a national treasure--RICHARD OSMAN

About the Author

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.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.7 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)

Weight: .75 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 416

Genre: Humor

Sub-Genre: Topic

Publisher: John Murray Publishers

Theme: Language

Format: Paperback

Author: Susie Dent

Language: English

Street Date: January 3, 2023

TCIN: 1006098064

UPC: 9781529311488

Item Number (DPCI): 247-42-8845

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.75 pounds

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