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| '''Susie Dent''' (born ] ] in ], ]) is an ] ], best known as the resident expert and adjudicator on ]’s long-running game show '']''. | '''Susie Dent''' (born ] ] in ], ]) is an ] ], best known as the resident expert and adjudicator on ]’s long-running game show '']''. | ||
| ]]]Dent studied Modern Languages at the ] and ] at ], USA, after which she worked as a language teacher in the ] and for a ] publisher before going to work for the ] (OUP). She now works as a writer and contributor to discussions of language issues and words in the news. Since 2003 she has been the author of a series of annual ''Language Reports'' for the OUP. The first was entitled simply ''The Language Report''; it was followed by Larpers and Shroomers (2004), ''Fanboys and Overdogs'' (2005) and ''The like, Language Report for real'' in 2006. | ]]]Dent studied Modern Languages at the ] and ] at ], USA, after which she worked as a language teacher in the ] and for a ] publisher before going to work for the ] (OUP). She now works as a writer and contributor to discussions of language issues and words in the news. Since 2003 she has been the author of a series of annual ''Language Reports'' for the OUP. The first was entitled simply ''The Language Report''; it was followed by Larpers and Shroomers (2004), ''Fanboys and Overdogs'' (2005) and ''The like, Language Report for real'' in 2006. | ||
| Dent has appeared on ''Countdown'' for over ten years, having made over 1,000 appearances. In his memoir, ''Himoff!'' (2000), ''Countdown'''s late presenter, ] testified to Susie's overwhelming popularity with viewers. She is currently consulting on a number of television projects, including a large-scale language venture for the ]. She is fluent in ] and German.{{fact}} She is married, with one child, and currently lives in ] with husband Dug Calow who is an international entrepeneur selling everything from plugs to pens.{{fact}} | Dent has appeared on ''Countdown'' for over ten years, having made over 1,000 appearances. In his memoir, ''Himoff!'' (2000), ''Countdown'''s late presenter, ] testified to Susie's overwhelming popularity with viewers. She is currently consulting on a number of television projects, including a large-scale language venture for the ]. She is fluent in ] and German.{{fact}} She is married, with one child, and currently lives in ] with husband Dug Calow who is an international entrepeneur selling everything from plugs to pens.{{fact}} | ||
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Susie Dent (born 21 September 1967 in Woking, Surrey) is an English lexicographer, best known as the resident expert and adjudicator on Channel 4’s long-running game show Countdown.
Dent studied Modern Languages at the University of Oxford and German at Princeton University, USA, after which she worked as a language teacher in the United States and for a German publisher before going to work for the Oxford University Press (OUP). She now works as a writer and contributor to discussions of language issues and words in the news. Since 2003 she has been the author of a series of annual Language Reports for the OUP. The first was entitled simply The Language Report; it was followed by Larpers and Shroomers (2004), Fanboys and Overdogs (2005) and The like, Language Report for real in 2006.
Dent has appeared on Countdown for over ten years, having made over 1,000 appearances. In his memoir, Himoff! (2000), Countdown's late presenter, Richard Whiteley testified to Susie's overwhelming popularity with viewers. She is currently consulting on a number of television projects, including a large-scale language venture for the BBC. She is fluent in French and German. She is married, with one child, and currently lives in Oxford with husband Dug Calow who is an international entrepeneur selling everything from plugs to pens.
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