Always in the Cornerhttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3mkrpjcrrwk2rA question: what are the things you wish there was a word for? And have you come up with your own word to fill that gap?01 May 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrpjcrrwk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3melal7by5s2lA reminder of one of the loveliest pairs of siblings in the dictionary: ‘muscle’ and ‘mouse’. To the Roman imagination, the flexed biceps of a (typically naked) athlete resembled a rodent scuttling under the skin. ‘Musculus’, in Latin, means ‘little mouse’.11 Feb 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3melal7by5s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3meduf3lbf22jSecret Genius continues tonight at C4, 9pm, with episodes 1 and 2 available on catch-up. Thank you to everyone who has tuned in so far.08 Feb 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3meduf3lbf22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3mbtagkxhuc2bWord of the day is ‘fanfaronade’ (19th century): to strut and swagger about as if you own the stage.07 Jan 2026 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtagkxhuc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3malwjqub6225A little selection of my favourite words for the season. Some beautiful, others potentially necessary. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. twowords2.page.link/play22 Dec 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3malwjqub6225https://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3malwglxex225A little list of some of my favourite words for the season. Some beautiful, others potentially necessary. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.22 Dec 2025 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3malwglxex225https://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3mabcg5wrn22kWhich words have given you happiness this year? I’d love to hear them. (And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try. twowords2.page.link/play)18 Dec 2025 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabcg5wrn22khttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3mabb7l3zxc2hI’m delighted to announce the next shows in my Word Perfect tour. Thanks to all my wonderful audiences this year: I’ve had a blast!18 Dec 2025 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabb7l3zxc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3m7urdrlsbc2yWord of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.13 Dec 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7urdrlsbc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3m7nb72wuis2nThanks for all the excellent responses to this. It might make you smile on this dreich day. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Dec 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nb72wuis2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3m7kr2mpnqs2vThank you to the lovely audience member at @hayfestival who shared that her daughter had once corrected her pronunciation of ‘epiphany’ and told her it should of course be ‘epi-fanny’. Which word have you royally mispronounced because you’d only ever seen it written down?09 Dec 2025 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kr2mpnqs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3m6m4fyisos2oWe have a name for our new bot! Thanks to everyone who voted, and to all of those who continue to play and enjoy the game. twowords2.page.link/play27 Nov 2025 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6m4fyisos2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3m6ie2uxgfk2aThis is your chance to vote for Oxford’s Word of the Year. https://corp.oup.com/word-of-the-year/.25 Nov 2025 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ie2uxgfk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3m65esnyfek26Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.21 Nov 2025 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65esnyfek26https://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3m65dlpvcgs26Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.21 Nov 2025 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65dlpvcgs26https://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3m5videqsj225This show will not disappoint: Simon is more passionate and knowledgeable about the magic of the movies than anyone I know. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Nov 2025 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5videqsj225https://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3m5ltfthlp22cWe’re down to a shortlist of three names for the new bot in my word game Two Words! Thanks for all the brilliant suggestions. You can vote here for your winner: playtwowords.com/namethebot14 Nov 2025 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ltfthlp22chttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3m52unr3oxk2vWe’ve introduced a new Bot in our word game Two Words, and it needs a name! Please reply with your suggestions (Botty McBotface won’t do). For those who don’t know the game, here’s the link. twowords2.page.link/play07 Nov 2025 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52unr3oxk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3m4ztpiwsnk2bWord of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.07 Nov 2025 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ztpiwsnk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3m3wrsmtutc2aThere is a moment at this time of year when the word ‘apricity’ really comes into view. For those who don’t know it, it was recorded only once, in 1623, before slipping out of view. Apricity is the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.24 Oct 2025 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3wrsmtutc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3m2gr3odwjk2fWord of the Day is ‘tandsmør’, from Danish. It describes bread that is buttered so thickly you can see tooth marks in it after every bite. Its literal translation? ‘Tooth butter’.05 Oct 2025 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2gr3odwjk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3lzjg5fklhs2vTo ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.23 Sep 2025 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjg5fklhs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3lzdlgau2bs24Like many, I grew up with Woman’s Hour, so it was a special delight to chat with Anita Rani on Friday about Words for Life. It also made the weekend round-up if you fancy a listen here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002js6f?partner=uk.co.bbc21 Sep 2025 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzdlgau2bs24https://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3lz6cmvyclc2jToday I offer a reminder of the word ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted from too much work. To be ‘foreswunk’ (my own version) is to be exhausted before you even begin.19 Sep 2025 07:09 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz6cmvyclc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3lypdbpjrnc2gWord of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.13 Sep 2025 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lypdbpjrnc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3lykdf4to422iDelighted to say that my new book of words is out today, in which I explain how ‘sneeze’ was born from a mistake, that ‘window’ is a Viking leftover meaning ‘eye of the wind’, and that the Finns really do have a word for drinking alone in your underwear. linktr.ee/WordsforLife11 Sep 2025 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lykdf4to422ihttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3ly3txwe4ms2gThanks to the wonderful team at the Hachette warehouse for making this morning’s mammoth book-signing a lot of fun. Words for Life is out next week. I hope you like it. linktr.ee/WordsforLife05 Sep 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly3txwe4ms2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/susiedentwords.bsky.social/post/3lxyqh2nyns26Word of the day is ‘tamalou’: a French name for an older person who no longer greets their friends with ‘how was your holiday?, but with ‘t’as mal où ?’, ‘where does it hurt?’. There follows an enthusiastic account of aches and pains and doctor’s appointments.04 Sep 2025 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:5gd6kxgizu67u7anjmodlij2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxyqh2nyns26