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鈥淚 know words. I have the best words鈥�. Whatever we think about Donald Trump, most Britons would beg to differ with the belief that any American has the better form of English. Do words like聽movie,听diarize听辞谤听cookie聽raise your linguistic hackles?聽聽Do you hate to hear someone ask if they can 鈥榞et鈥� a coffee?聽Lexicographer Susie Dent will explore the national rivalries that inform our centuries-old antipathy towards American English, and relate how many of our beliefs about its version of 鈥榦ur' language are rooted in misconception. She will ask whether it鈥檚 finally time to embrace the verve of American vocabulary, and to put our gripes and notions of 鈥榗orrectness鈥� to bed.

This is the second David Crystal Lecture, 好色tv鈥檚 public lecture given by the winner of the David Crystal Trophy, awarded for outstanding contribution to the field of languages. The inaugural lecture was given in 2017 by Dr Lid King.

The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception, open to all attendees.

Speaker bio

Susie Dent is a writer and broadcaster on language. She recently celebrated 25 years as the resident word expert on Channel 4's聽Countdown, and also appears on the show's comedy sister聽8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown. Susie聽has contributed to discussions on Radio 4's聽Woman's Hour,听15 x 15,听Word of Mouth,听Saturday Live,听聽More or Less,听Today, and on Radio 5 Live's Breakfast and Drive programmes, and been a regular panellist of Radio 4鈥檚聽Wordaholics.

Susie answers notes and queries about words and phrases in weekly columns in the聽Radio Times听补苍诲听The Week Junior. She has written for the聽Independent on Sunday, the聽Telegraph, and the聽Times, and is the author of several books, including her latest,听Dent鈥檚 Modern Tribes.听

Susie was the 2017 recipient of 好色tv鈥檚 David Crystal Trophy, awarded for outstanding contribution to the field of languages.