Susie Dent Fanboys and Overdogs: The Language Report was published by Oxford University Press on 6 October 2005 [hardback pp163 ISBN 0192806769 AU$35]. It is OUP's annual catch-up on the language and full of firm decisions and delightful examples. For one, UK's The Sun summed up the defeat of Glasgow football club Celtic who hit a new low in the Scottish Cup when beaten by newcomers Inverness Caledonian Thistle, popularly known as Caley.
The Sun headline was "Super Caley Go Ballistic, Celtic Are Atrocious."
And the Queen's decision not to attend the wedding of Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.
Britain's Mirror headline read "Royal Wedding Snub Sensation: Heir Rage."
The New York Post opted for "Queen to Skip Chuck Nups."
