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'Queen of Dictionary Corner' is word perfect
Express and Echo
|July 03, 2025
EVER wondered why a group of crows is called a murder? Or why owls form a parliament? Does Gen-Z slang make you tear your hair out, and are our local dialects really dying out? Which orange came first, the colour or the fruit?
Countdown co-presenter, best-selling author and Britain’s best-loved wordsmith Susie Dent aims to unravel these and many more mysteries of the English language when she brings her new tour Word Perfect to the Exeter Northcott Theatre at 2pm on Sunday, October 19.
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