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The guest celebrity is on hand to check the paper of the contestant in the champion's seat if he or she offers the same word or solution as the other contestant, to lie about the obscure [[niner]] that "they" got, and provide an item to lead into the first break. This is usually an anecdote from their time in their field of entertainment, a puzzle or magic trick, or in the case of the particularly [[Martin Jarvis|dull]] a reading from the same bloody Just William book that he bores everyone to death with every bloody time.
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The guest celebrity is on hand to check the paper of the contestant in the champion's seat if he or she offers the same word or solution as the other contestant. In addition, guests have a slot before the first commercial break in which they tell amusing anecdotes, perform anagrams, magic or other tricks, or add general entertainment to the proceedings.
  
 
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Revision as of 20:58, 18 June 2011

Dictionary Corner is the collective name for the lexicographer and guest celebrity, whose job is to both verify contestants' words and suggest longer or interesting words.

Lexicographer

Now almost exclusively the role of Susie Dent, the role of lexicographer has traditionally been occupied by a member of the Oxford University Press. On-screen, the lexicographer gives the final decision as to whether a word can be allowed or not.

Celebrity

The guest celebrity is on hand to check the paper of the contestant in the champion's seat if he or she offers the same word or solution as the other contestant. In addition, guests have a slot before the first commercial break in which they tell amusing anecdotes, perform anagrams, magic or other tricks, or add general entertainment to the proceedings.