Countdown star brings live show to Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of the TV gameshow, Countdown, will be in for a treat when the Queen of Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent, visits the Theatre Royal Winchester.
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Graham Carter: Royal or not, it's Bassett not RWB
One of the books that Father Christmas brought me last month has got me thinking about Swindon. It’s Dent’s Modern Tribes, by Susie Dent, the Dictionary Corner lady from Countdown, a lovely book about the ‘secret’ lingo associated with various occupations and pastimes. Sadly, though, it doesn’t include regional language, which is a shame because I would like to see somebody write a book about words and sayings that were peculiar to Swindon, which are now in danger of dying and being forgotten. Some phrases, like working “inside” (in the Railway Works) or the annual holid...
Source: thisiswiltshire.co.uk