How Do Words Work? With Lexicographer Susie Dent | Full Interview | Tortoise Lates: Words

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  • Опубліковано 11 січ 2025

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  • @fjdarling
    @fjdarling 8 місяців тому +2

    I love Susi Dent more than life itself.

  • @IamGulzow
    @IamGulzow Рік тому +1

    I am satisfied because in Portuguese the word saudade exists.

  • @jenkinseric2
    @jenkinseric2 Рік тому +10

    I was surprised by you using less when you meant fewer and Suzie didn't correct you.

    • @lawrencecarlstrom3465
      @lawrencecarlstrom3465 Рік тому +7

      Suzie is an inner pendant. She will knows the difference but doesn't feel the need to be rude to people.

    • @aldenwhittaker-brown3257
      @aldenwhittaker-brown3257 2 місяці тому

      Radio Four has trained us to be jarred by the potentially incorrect use of 'less'. But there are many, many words (the question is, are there a 'countable' number?) - so 'less words' is, for some, as valid as 'fewer words'. Language is changing and while 'less countries' is wrong, and 'fewer rice' is too, some nouns can be either fewer or less.

  • @MarkPearce-u7m
    @MarkPearce-u7m 8 місяців тому

    Susie......❤❤❤❤

  • @wellsjulien9255
    @wellsjulien9255 Рік тому +1

    Irritating self preening me me me narc interviewer - poor Susie Dent having to be associated with him, she was so lovely

  • @craigsproston7378
    @craigsproston7378 10 днів тому

    Susie says you know many times

  • @MireiaOnTheMoon
    @MireiaOnTheMoon 4 місяці тому

    'is it tagalog? from the philippines?' .. 'from papua new guinea, yes.' ... um?😂

  • @SmilerAndSadEyes
    @SmilerAndSadEyes 27 днів тому

    13:43 Why is Nick Hewitt not seeing teddies so funny?
    I don't get it. :(

  • @dialwright
    @dialwright Рік тому

    I commonly use 'what cheer?'.

  • @dgrjazz
    @dgrjazz Рік тому

    Why don’t you just fix the lights?

  • @selfcorrected-Bobby
    @selfcorrected-Bobby Рік тому

    your creativization of the sterilously borifying is mildly stimulificatorial...

  • @codingmylife4899
    @codingmylife4899 Рік тому

    As a dyslexic. WHY WOULD YOU DO WORDS