Susie Dent is a British lexicographer born in Woking in the late 1960s. After studying French and German at Oxford University, she worked as a language teacher in the USA and for a German publisher before going to work for the Oxford University Press (OUP). She has been a regular on-screen adjudicator on the popular British game show Countdown since 1992, having made over 1000 appearances. She left the OUP in approximately 2000 and now works as a writer and contributor to discussions of language issues and words in the news. She is the author of The Language Report (2003, second edition, titled Larpers and Shroomers: The Language Report, 2004). The third edition "Fanboys and Overdogs", was published in October 2005. A lexicographer is a person devoted to the study of lexicography, especially an author of a dictionary. ... Woking is a large town and local government district with borough status in the west of Surrey in South East England. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Oxford University Press (OUP) is a highly-respected publishing house and a department of the University of Oxford in England. ... A game show is a radio or television program, involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... Countdown is a British game show formerly presented by Richard Whiteley (1982–2005), and currently Des Lynam (2005–), with the assistance of Carol Vorderman, and shown daily on Channel 4. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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• BBC - Oxford - Voices - Susie Dent interview