Words from the Heart, Susie Dent
Words from the Heart, Susie Dent
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Words from the Heart
Real Words for How You Feel, from Angst to Zwodder

Author: Susie Dent

Narrator: Susie Dent

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: John Murray

Published: 10/13/2022


Synopsis

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 the shock of jumping into icy water (CURGLAFF), there are real words to pinpoint exactly how you feel and Susie Dent, Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner and lexicographer extraordinaire, is going to help you find them.

Here are 1001 terms everyone needs, whether it's the best kind of hug (CWTCH), the relief found in swearing (LALOCHEZIA), or the ability to endure till the end (PERTOLERANCE).

It's time to rediscover the lost positives of language (and be more GORM); find out how a stork gave us the word for the love between parent and child, and who the first MAVERICK was. Packed with unexpected stories and unforgettable words, on a mission to describe the indescribable, this life-enhancing audiobook will deepen your vocabulary as much as it extends it.

Welcome to the first truly human dictionary, as idiosyncratic and unusual as you are.

(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

About Susie Dent

Susie Dent is the resident word expert in Dictionary Corner on C4's Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and has been on every programme about words: 15 x 15, Word of Mouth, and More or Less. Susie also writes regularly for the Radio Times, The Week Junior and The I, and her Word of the Day has attracted over 1,000,000 followers on Twitter.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lizzie on March 28, 2024

Title: “A Charming Lexicon Adventure” I recently stumbled upon Susie Dent’s Emotional Dictionary during a delightful charity shop visit. Let me share my thoughts on this gem: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Pros: Unfamiliar Vocabulary Unveiled: Dent’s book is a delightful exploration of words that often lurk in the shadows. It’s......more

Goodreads review by Toni on May 20, 2024

I just skipped through to pick words I liked. There were plenty of common words, but there were also some good ones like frobly-mobly and dardledumdue. Will definitely be using them in future writing 😆......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on July 14, 2023

So many wonderful words! I liked interrobang and Panglossian.......more

Goodreads review by Emma on December 28, 2023

Lovely......more

Goodreads review by Darren on June 07, 2023

Another Christmas gift that hit the mark. Bought a copy for a friend for his birthday as well!......more