Countdown's Susie Dent has claimed that the common mispronunciation of mischievous as 'mischiev-i-ous' no longer makes her blood boil. Despite the pronunciation being deemed 'non-standard' by the ...

Susie Dent is a writer and broadcaster, best known as co-presenter and the ‘queen of Dictionary Corner’ on C4’s Countdown and its sister comedy show 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.