Susie Dent’s Top Tens: 10 words to describe a government
Susie Dent and her dictionary take a dim view of politics. For every term describing good government, there are ten or more describing the opposite.
Susie Dent and her dictionary take a dim view of politics. For every term describing good government, there are ten or more describing the opposite.
Are you tired of using the same repertoire of swears as everyone else? Susie Dent is at your service.
Have you ever stretched and yawned simultaneously and been unable to find the word to describe it? Or observed an inept person in public office and been rendered speechless? Here, then, are ten things you didn’t know had a name.
Susie Dent gives her top ten words for all those who find themselves relentlessly 'crumpsy' first thing – i.e. tired, irritable, and more than a little creased.
This week, Susie's come up with a whole bunch of words that might get you in trouble, but are actually really quite innocent. Honest!
Followers of Susie Dent on Twitter will be only too aware she’s second to none at finding the right word for the occasion: she’s found a few for (hopefully) brighter days…
Countdowns Susie Dent chats words with comedians, linguists and unlikely vocabulary vultures about their thoughts, memories and feelings attached to language.
Followers of Susie Dent on Twitter will be only too aware she’s second to none at finding the right word for the occasion: and here are ten more for our current times.
Susie Dent has supplied us with ten words to repeat all day long; useful utterances to stay positive after a bleak week.
Here’s Susie Dent’s top ten tips for the viral word game Wordle.
In the first installment of her new series, Susie Dent takes us through her favourite ten words to describe office co-workers.
Susie Dent on the origins of the C-word. Not for the easily offended.
Susie Dent’s guide to fruity language heads towards the nether regions…
Susie Dent’s look at the fruitier words in the English language continues to get to the bottom of things…
Susie wants a wee word with you about swearing…
There are a few rude c-words in the English language. Susie’s been taking a look at another of them…
Susie Dent’s guided tour of potty mouthed utterings is back at the letter P…
It’s not the most forceful piece of cussing, but don’t overlook the power of a good bloody…
Susie’s guide to the potty-mouth side of the English language is crap this week.
Susie Dent’s potty-mouthed dictionary is back at the letter B. Not that word, though. The other one…
Susie gets to the bottom of another of the English language’s filthy words…
Things are getting down and dirty as Susie’s guide to swearing heads to the latrine…
Susie’s guide to potty-mouthed language heads just a little south…
As the journey through British swearing continues, we stop off at T.
Cover your eyes and ears: Susie Dent returns for her regular column.
The art and history of Great British expletives.