so I imagined Susie Dent would defend to her final breath the correct pronunciation of common English words. But no. This week, the serene goddess of Countdown's Dictionary Corner appeared to ...

Countdown's Susie ... Dent believes it is a good example of how language evolves. In the English language, only mischievous and grievous end with 'ievous', while at least 10 words end in ...

When Susie Dent, Countdown’s etymology guru, declared on Wednesday that the common mispronunciation of “mischievous” as “mischiev-i-ous” should now be considered acceptable, she caused a stir not just ...

The lexicographer and broadcaster Susie Dent is now a mystery thriller writer too, she'll be with us to talk about twisty word clues and her all-encompassing love of the English language.

Gustav Parker Hibbett has received the 2025 John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize for their debut poetry collection, High Jump as Icarus Story (Banshee Press) at an award ceremony in ...

William Shakespeare has been wrongly credited with inventing hundreds of words that may have first been used by women, Countdown’s Susie Dent has claimed. The Bard is often said to have coined ...

Macquarie Dictionary has revealed its word of the year for 2022, with 'teal' taking out the committee's choice and 'bachelor's handbag' nabbing the people's choice votes. Source: SBS News The ...

College graduation can be a time of excitement but also one of uncertainty. We've gathered words of wisdom from some of this year's high-profile commencement speakers, including Kermit the Frog.

In a buzzing Athenaeum Theatre on Collins Street last night it was my great privilege to present The Age’s Book of the Year prize at the ... talent with the written word (and their home state).

Acclaimed novelist Percival Everett, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and composer Susie Ibarra have won Pulitzer Prizes this year in the arts, while the Washington Post wins for coverage of ...

The exhibit displays the works of local winners who participated in the Regional Georgia River of Words competition, an ...