In response to Friday’s diary, about how the great Irish lexicographer Patrick Dinneen (1860–1934) was a permanent fixture in ...

“The slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts,” wrote George Orwell in his seminal 1946 ...

Fr Patrick Dinneen – he of what the Taoiseach called the “gold standard” Irish-English dictionary – was mercilessly lampooned ...

The lexicographer, 60, from Woking, said she was sick and tired of eateries using pretentious language to describe basic ...

KANNUR: Compiling a dictionary is an arduous task that demands years of research, linguistic expertise, and an unwavering ...

TV PRESENTER Rachel Riley has announced she will be taking a short break from Countdown. The show’s co-presenter, 39, has ...

An Oxford and Cambridge university lecturer and YouTuber has made his debut on TV quiz Countdown. Dr Tom Crawford, who has ...

Maths expert and TV presenter Rachel Riley is set to take a ‘short break’ from Countdown – with Dr. Tom Crawford stepping in ...

Countdown's Rachel Riley will be temporarily replaced by YouTube math star, Dr Tom Crawford. It was announced that Riley, Countdown's very own mathematician, will have to step down from her hosting ...

Rachel Riley is set to be temporarily replaced on Countdown by mathematician Dr Tom Crawford, as she takes a brief hiatus ...

Channel 4 has confirmed Rachel Riley will be replaced on Countdown while she takes a break, but who is the new host? Riley first took over presenting duties in 2009 from Carol Vorderman, who appeared ...

Dr Crawford, who is a friend of Riley’s and has spent time with her to learn the ropes, began filming in December. He will be ...