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Telegraph
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Shakespeare wrongly credited for words first used by women, claims Countdown star
William Shakespeare has been wrongly credited with inventing hundreds of words that may have first been used by women, Countdown's Susie Dent has claimed. The Bard is often said to have coined around 1,700 English words, including 'bedazzle', 'puke' and 'assassination'. But speaking on BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends podcast, Ms Dent suggested many of these words were mistakenly attributed to Shakespeare simply because his use of them in plays had been preserved. '[H]e was their mouthpiece,' she said. 'And this is fine. He never claimed to invent these words.' The Countdown co-host and lexicographer said some of Shakespeare 's seemingly novel expressions were probably part of everyday Elizabethan speech, but their true origins were lost because the voices of ordinary people – particularly women – had not been recorded. 'He is a master obviously, as we know, exuberant with language. But I think particularly the voices of women, which weren't recorded in those days, I think a lot of the words were probably absorbed from them as well,' she said, adding: 'He was their spokesperson.' Ms Dent said the phenomenon of misattribution was so widespread that it had earned the nickname 'Fakespeare' among dictionary compilers. The Channel 4 quiz show star said the pattern became clear to her during her time working on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). 'In the OED, we give the first record of a word that we can find, many of them credited to Shakespeare,' she said. 'But regularly an email will go around saying 'Fakespeare' as the title because we found what we call an 'ante-dating', so an earlier record before Shakespeare.' The phenomenon features in Ms Dent's debut novel, Guilty by Definition, a mystery set at the heart of the fictionalised 'Clarendon English Dictionary', published last month. Ms Dent also told the podcast that the internet was helping dictionary compilers by contributing to the preservation of regional dialects. She said: 'We rely on printed evidence. And that's particularly tricky with dialect, local words, because they're very much part of an oral tradition. They're not really written down. 'But now we are able to transcribe conversations on the street, thanks to the internet, which a lot of people fear when it comes to language. 'But people are swapping memories of the old words that their parents and their grandparents knew. And we have records of them now. So it's brilliant. So we're getting more and more regional vocabulary in there.'
9 News
23-04-2025
- 9 News
Triple murderer Max Sica launches fresh bid to clear his name in Queensland court
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here Triple murderer Max Sica has launched a fresh bid to clear his name. Lawyers will be relying on new evidence to unravel one of the biggest criminal cases in Queensland's history. Neelma Singh and her siblings Kunal and Sidhi were murdered in cold blood in their Bridgeman Downs home, in Brisbane's north, in 2003. Triple murderer Max Sica has launched a fresh bid to clear his name in a Queensland court. (9News) Their convicted killer, Sica, was Neelma's boyfriend at the time and has spent 16 years in jail for their murders. Sica was on police's radar from the start, telling detectives he discovered the trio's bodies in the bathtub. But it took almost a decade before a jury found him guilty and handed him a record 35-year sentence. Now, Sica's legal team is launching a fresh appeal on the grounds new or compelling evidence has been uncovered. Neelma Singh, and her siblings Kunal and Sidhi, were murdered in cold blood in their Bridgeman Downs home, in Brisbane's north, in 2003. (9News) "It's got to be evidence that was not reasonably available either to the defence or to the prosecution at the time of the first trial," criminal lawyer Bill Potts told 9News. Former detective Graham Crowley has examined the Singh murders in detail in his podcast, Loose Ends , and believes an innocent man could be behind bars. "Let me put it this way: the evidence doesn't show that Max Sica did those murders," he said. He believes there's questions specifically surrounding some of the footprints police collected and how the murder weapon was discovered. This week marks 22 years since the gruesome murders and each of the families involved are living a life sentence. Sica's parents have always maintained their son's innocence, telling 9News the appeal should be granted. The paperwork is expected to be formally lodged next week, with a hearing later this year. courts Brisbane police murder queensland national Australia CONTACT US
Mint
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Who is Kristen Stewart's partner Dylan Meyer, and what we know about their intimate wedding
Kristen Stewart, the 35-year-old actress best known for her role in Twilight, tied the knot with longtime partner Dylan Meyer in an intimate ceremony at their Los Angeles home on Sunday, according to TMZ. The couple said their vows in an intimate gathering attended by close friends and family, including Ashley Benson and her husband, Brandon Davis. Prior to the ceremony, they obtained a marriage license at the courthouse. Meyer — a screenwriter and actor — first made headlines in 2019 when she began dating Stewart. Dylan Meyer, daughter of Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nicholas Meyer, has carved out her own path in Hollywood as both a writer and actor. Her writing credits include the 2015 film Loose Ends and the 2016 drama XOXO, starring Sarah Hyland. Between 2017 and 2018, she also wrote for eight episodes of the sci-fi comedy series Miss 2059. One of her most prominent achievements is co-writing the screenplay for Moxie, Amy Poehler's 2021 Netflix film, alongside Tamara Chestna. Meyer has also appeared in a number of short films, including The Death, Return of Superman, Wrestling Isn't Wrestling, and Jem Reacts to the New Jem and the Holograms Trailer. She also starred alongside Stewart in an episode of Homemade. In May 2023, she joined the Writers Guild of America strike and took to Instagram to share her support, writing: 'You may not know this, but we (the writers) have struck because 'The Man' is trying to get us down. Without writers, your movies and tv shows will suck. Trust. Our fight for fair wages is so important we've been forced to walk around and wave signs about it - and we need your support! If you love stories, tell the studios to value the storytellers! (sic).' Stewart and Meyer first crossed paths in 2013 while working on a film set, but their romantic relationship didn't blossom until six years later. During a November 2019 appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Stewart reflected on their unexpected reunion through a mutual friend. She shared, 'I met her years ago on a movie and I hadn't seen her in six years, and then she rocked up at a friend's birthday party, and I was like, 'Where have you been, and how have I not known you?' She's been living in LA alongside my life somehow, but not ever converging.' Stewart also spoke about their similar upbringings, saying, 'We're both from LA and we really love LA. We both felt like trolls as kids. We're like so similar but different. She's a writer. She's brilliant.'
Mint
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Who is Kristen Stewart's partner? All about Dylan Meyer and their intimate wedding
Kristen Stewart, the 35-year-old actress best known for her role in Twilight, tied the knot with longtime partner Dylan Meyer in an intimate ceremony at their Los Angeles home on Sunday, according to TMZ. The couple said their vows in an intimate gathering attended by close friends and family, including Ashley Benson and her husband, Brandon Davis. Prior to the ceremony, they obtained a marriage license at the courthouse. Meyer — a screenwriter and actor — first made headlines in 2019 when she began dating Stewart. Dylan Meyer, daughter of Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nicholas Meyer, has carved out her own path in Hollywood as both a writer and actor. Her writing credits include the 2015 film Loose Ends and the 2016 drama XOXO, starring Sarah Hyland. Between 2017 and 2018, she also wrote for eight episodes of the sci-fi comedy series Miss 2059. One of her most prominent achievements is co-writing the screenplay for Moxie, Amy Poehler's 2021 Netflix film, alongside Tamara Chestna. Meyer has also appeared in a number of short films, including The Death, Return of Superman, Wrestling Isn't Wrestling, and Jem Reacts to the New Jem and the Holograms Trailer. She also starred alongside Stewart in an episode of Homemade. In May 2023, she joined the Writers Guild of America strike and took to Instagram to share her support, writing: 'You may not know this, but we (the writers) have struck because 'The Man' is trying to get us down. Without writers, your movies and tv shows will suck. Trust. Our fight for fair wages is so important we've been forced to walk around and wave signs about it - and we need your support! If you love stories, tell the studios to value the storytellers! (sic)' Stewart and Meyer first crossed paths in 2013 while working on a film set, but their romantic relationship didn't blossom until six years later. During a November 2019 appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Stewart reflected on their unexpected reunion through a mutual friend. She shared, 'I met her years ago on a movie and I hadn't seen her in six years, and then she rocked up at a friend's birthday party, and I was like, 'Where have you been, and how have I not known you?' She's been living in LA alongside my life somehow, but not ever converging.' Stewart also spoke about their similar upbringings, saying, 'We're both from LA and we really love LA. We both felt like trolls as kids. We're like so similar but different. She's a writer. She's brilliant.' The connection between them was immediate. 'The day that I met her, it was like all bets were off,' Stewart added. According to People, their shared passions have only deepened their bond over time. First Published: 22 Apr 2025, 09:27 AM IST
News18
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Who Is Dylan Meyer? Filmmaker Who Married Twilight Star Kristen Stewart
Dylan Meyer was born in Los Angeles. She is the daughter of screenwriter and director Nicholas Meyer. Following her father's footsteps, Dylan Meyer took up the role of a film and television writer. She is credited with writing the scripts of films like Loose Ends (2015) and XOXO (2016), featuring Sarah Hyland. Dylan worked for the comedy series Miss 2059, which ran from 2017 to 2018. Besides being a screenwriter, Dylan Meyer starred in short films like The Death and Return of Superman, Wrestling Isn't Wrestling, and Jem Reacts to the New Jem and Holograms Trailer. She was a part of one episode of the TV series Homemade alongside Kristen Stewart. In 2015, Dylan Meyer's short film Rock Bottom bagged the Best Short award at the Chattanooga Film Festival. Dylan Meyer joined the Writers Guild of America strike in 2023. Advertisement The filmmaker collaborated with producer Tamara Chestna in 2021. She wrote the screenplay for the coming-of-age film, Moxie. The movie, directed by Amy Poehler, featured Hadley Robinson, Lauren Tsai and Alycia Pascual-Pena in the lead. Dylan Meyer founded her own production company, Nevermind Pictures, in 2023. Kristen Stewart and Maggie McLean are the co-founders of the firm.
