Susie Dent @susie_dent
That woman in Dictionary Corner. Guide Dogs Ambassador. Podcast: Something Rhymes with Purple. unitedagents.co.uk Joined November 2014-
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In Old English, the ampersand, '&', was considered the 27th letter of the alphabet. Children reciting the alphabet in school would chant 'per se', Latin for 'by itself', after letters that were words in themselves: 'A per se A, I per se I', etc, and also '& per se &'. This 'and…
81% of guide dog owners have experienced an access refusal in the past. This should not be the reality for guide dog owners. Can you help us get to 60,000 signatures on our Open Doors petition before we hand it in to Downing Street next week? Sign here 👉 bit.ly/3U0BaB9
Etymology of the day is ‘bumf’: a shortening of ‘bumfodder’, 19th-century slang for toilet paper. It was later applied to any throwaway material or paperwork.
Word fact of the day (with apologies to those who knew it already): the terms 'upper case' and 'lower case' began with the two type cases or trays that were used in the printing trade to hold the movable type. Each was positioned on an angled stand, and the case containing the…
Congratulations to you both @greg_jenner @EgyptMcr!
Congratulations to you both @greg_jenner @EgyptMcr!
An interesting article about endangered languages, their value, and the efforts to document them. theguardian.com/science/2024/a…
This was discombobulatingly fun. And just a reminder: this is a comedy podcast!
This was discombobulatingly fun. And just a reminder: this is a comedy podcast!
Word of the day is ‘fling-brand’ (17th century): one who takes pleasure in breeding dissent and argument, purely for the sake of it.
Some (very nearly) final dates for my one-woman wordy show. I’d love to give it a proper send-off if you’ll join me.
On Thursday I launch my funny new children’s book series, TOTALLY CHAOTIC HISTORY. Book 1 is all about Ancient Egypt, cowritten with expert Egyptologist @EgyptMcr - it’s only £6.49 at @Waterstones, full of amazing facts, and hilarious illustrations by @r1k1n For kids 8-12 👍
This is a lovely tribute to our guide dogs, the love they bring, and the incredible work they do.
This is a lovely tribute to our guide dogs, the love they bring, and the incredible work they do.
Tsundoku, from Japanese, is the act of buying yet another book that you fully intend to read, but never quite get round to.
That’s confelicity.
Etymology of the day is an important one. The root of ‘compassion’ is a Latin word meaning ‘suffer with’.
This has kept me amused all day. Thanks everyone. There is light relief to be had.
This has kept me amused all day. Thanks everyone. There is light relief to be had.
I’m writing something about the famous field of nominative determinism and would love your best examples. Mine (so far) is the consultant urologist Mr Burns-Cox.
Word fact of the day: ‘penguin’ is one of the few words in the dictionary of Welsh origin: it comes from ‘pen gwyn’, ‘white head’. (And a reminder that penguins were also once known affectionately as ‘arsefeet’.)
Word of the Day is ‘limbeck’ (16th century): to fatigue the brain with attempts to extract something useful from it.
Dear Friends. On Thursday, 21st March, Virginia, @BornFreeFDN team & I will celebrate 40 years fighting for wildlife and we’re holding an amazing auction. My request’s simple: Might you bid & share? Here’s the link. Thanks so much. Wx ww1.emma-live.com/FootstepstoFre…
Richard Coles @RevRichardColes
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Gyles Brandreth @GylesB1
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@susie_dent Wasn't it 'Per se A', 'per se I', etc? & being the last letter was preceded by 'and', thus 'and per se &'
@susie_dent 🧵My mother had a different way of writing ‘et’ in her beautiful handwriting. I think the best way to describe it is a “cursive plus sign,” with a little loop➰. Her ‘et’ is not in this example here, but Lorraine Waxman Pearce was a fine teacher & mother.
@kmflett Good point. Those who like to pronounce their initial 'h' can claim that it came from Latin (hirsutus). Those who don't (eg quite a few Londoners) can enjoy saying 'irsute'. I suspect that Beard Liberation Front view would be 'so long as it's good for beards, we're happy.'?
I see the old 'aitch'/'haitch' rubbish is starting again. Let's just live with them as alternatives. The origins lie in French 'hache'. English-speakers have gone two routes on this: think of 'hour' with no pronounced 'h' but 'habit' in which it's thought 'proper' to do the 'h'.
@susie_dent Ahem a subject I explored in depth in my book 'Alphabetical'.
@susie_dent Re your &. Many years ago, a colleague typeset a story on his linotype. It was about a company, J & H Shentall. Each time he had typed J and H. Sent to correct, he then typed J ampersand H each time. Red face time!
@susie_dent As far as I can tell, there is no equivalent one-word English name for the '@' symbol? I believe in some languages it's effectively called a 'snail'. I've always thought it should be an 'ampersat'.
@susie_dent The tironian abbreviation for ‘et’ is ‘7’, still in use for ‘agus’ in Ireland today, I believe.
@susie_dent You can see the ‘et’ quite clearly in some fancier ampersands
@susie_dent In Scotland we use it to describe someone talking rubbish too! He’s talking a load of bumf!
I've always been very fond of the word 'haemoglobin' and am disappointed that I hardly ever have cause to use it. If only I could say more often, 'My haemoglobin felt good today' or 'From the point of view of haemoglobin, I'm glad that the train's on time.'
I explained and she said ok that’s weird but quite sweet. I said thanks, yes it is a bit weird and oh god I ASKED HER OUT FOR A DRINK. Incredibly, she said yes. Two years later she said yes again when I asked her to marry me because that is how I met my wife. [END]
Happy publication day to @greg_jenner @EgyptMcr @r1k1n for the first in the brilliantly rambunctious series Totally Chaotic History! Adults and children alike will find it great fun - I personally learned something about the use of cats in battle which I never knew before..
Israeli govt spokesmen keep repeating the claim -even today- that no army has ever used so much care and precision to avoid civilian casualties”. On that… How many deaths of Palestinian aid workers, journalists, medics have been investigated? Where are the results?
I intend to wear henceforth only garnet #JohnSingerSargent
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More laughter and poetic brilliance from Pam Ayres on Countdown today! Join us this afternoon on @Channel4 at 2:10pm with @PamAyres and @ColinMurray, @susie_dent and @RachelRileyRR Countdown | Mon-Fri | 2:10pm on Channel 4 #countdown
@C4Countdown @Channel4 @PamAyres @ColinMurray @susie_dent @RachelRileyRR I’m glad Colin mentioned autism since I’m autistic myself and when I’m doing countdown like today, I get quite irritated with anything or anyone who interrupts me and my concentration.. Scored 109! 🌟 especially got that conundrum several seconds later.. ^^
@susie_dent You might like this - similar topic! open.spotify.com/episode/463y9V…
@susie_dent My Turkish students often have little idea of how linguistically rich their country is, which is a shame, seeing as how many cultures, traditions and languages have existed there.
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