Pam Peters is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Macquarie University, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. The Cambridge Guide to English Usage is her best-selling book within the anglophone world and beyond.

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• Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Overview of contents and how to access them; A to Z entries; Appendix I. International Phonetic Alphabet symbols for English sounds; Appendix II. Geological eras; Appendix III. Perpetual calendar 1901–2099; Appendix IV. International System of Units (SI Units); Appendix V. Interconversion tables for metric and imperial measures; Appendix VI. Proofreading marks: British and American; Appendix VII. Formats and styles for letters, memos and e-mail; Appendix VIII. Components of personal names in different countries; Appendix IX. Currencies of the world; Appendix X. Member states of the United Nations; Bibliography.

Pam Peters is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Macquarie University, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. The Cambridge Guide to English Usage is her best-selling book within the anglophone world and beyond.

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• Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Overview of contents and how to access them; A to Z entries; Appendix I. International Phonetic Alphabet symbols for English sounds; Appendix II. Geological eras; Appendix III. Perpetual calendar 1901–2099; Appendix IV. International System of Units (SI Units); Appendix V. Interconversion tables for metric and imperial measures; Appendix VI. Proofreading marks: British and American; Appendix VII. Formats and styles for letters, memos and e-mail; Appendix VIII. Components of personal names in different countries; Appendix IX. Currencies of the world; Appendix X. Member states of the United Nations; Bibliography.

Pam Peters is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Macquarie University, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. The Cambridge Guide to English Usage is her best-selling book within the anglophone world and beyond.

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• Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Overview of contents and how to access them; A to Z entries; Appendix I. International Phonetic Alphabet symbols for English sounds; Appendix II. Geological eras; Appendix III. Perpetual calendar 1901–2099; Appendix IV. International System of Units (SI Units); Appendix V. Interconversion tables for metric and imperial measures; Appendix VI. Proofreading marks: British and American; Appendix VII. Formats and styles for letters, memos and e-mail; Appendix VIII. Components of personal names in different countries; Appendix IX. Currencies of the world; Appendix X. Member states of the United Nations; Bibliography.