Join us for an online event all about the Oxford Word of the Year 2024.
It's that time of year when our lexicographers analyze the English language to summarize the stand-out words and expressions that have reflected our world during the last 12 months.
Join us online for an expert panel conversation chaired by Susie Dent, bringing together some of OUP’s language experts to explore and discuss all things Oxford Word of the Year 2024.
What word will be crowned for 2024? Stay tuned to find out very soon...
Susie is best known as the longest-serving member of the team on the British TV show, Countdown, where her lexicography and etymology knowledge is put to the test. Susie previously worked at OUP in helping to compile dictionaries, and has written...
Casper is responsible for OUP’s academic dictionary data and publishing, including major language projects such as the Oxford English Dictionary. Having worked at OUP for 20 years, Casper has led the transformation of Oxford’s dictionary programme...
Fiona is a Senior Editor within the New Words team of the Oxford English Dictionary. With more than two decades of experience at OUP, she has played a critical role in helping select Oxford Word of the Year for many of those years.
Katherine joined OUP as a dictionaries editor in 2003, working on the Oxford English Dictionary’s New York based American editorial team and later also leading the American current dictionaries program. She now works as Product Director for Oxford...