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An Emotional Dictionary
Whether it's the distress of a bad haircut (AGE-OTORI) or longing for the food someone else is eating (GROAKING), the pleasure found in other people's happiness (CONFELICITY) or …
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (20th edition)
'This is, in fact, not what you were looking for; but it's much more interesting' Terry PratchettMuch loved for its wit and wisdom since 1870, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and …
A Barrel of Monkeys
We’re all familiar with ‘a flock of sheep’ but what are the collective nouns for racehorses, pigs, zebras or giraffes? Drawing on a range of sources, from fifteenth-century …
Interesting Stories about Curious Words
Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, …
Roots of Happiness
"I enjoyed this so much. As a pessimistic lover of words, this was both comforting and heart-warming. I always think that learning about etymology is a way to appreciate the secret …
Guilty by Definition
The debut mystery novel from Dictionary Corner's resident lexicographer, Susie Dent.**AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**'A TANTALISING MYSTERY FOR WORD-SLEUTHS AND CRIME-FANS ALIKE' …