Betty Kirkpatrick is a graduate of Edinburgh University and has a long career in reference publishing. She has edited Chambers Twentieth Century Dictonary, Roget's Thesaurus and many other reference books that include Bloomsbury's Encarta Dictionary.

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• How vocabulary changes in English; Changes in grammar; split infinitives; punctuation; irregular nouns; common problems in English and how to surmount them; verbs; sexism in English and how to avoid it; homophones; words that sound the same but are different.

Betty Kirkpatrick is a graduate of Edinburgh University and has a long career in reference publishing. She has edited Chambers Twentieth Century Dictonary, Roget's Thesaurus and many other reference books that include Bloomsbury's Encarta Dictionary.

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• How vocabulary changes in English; Changes in grammar; split infinitives; punctuation; irregular nouns; common problems in English and how to surmount them; verbs; sexism in English and how to avoid it; homophones; words that sound the same but are different.

Betty Kirkpatrick is a graduate of Edinburgh University and has a long career in reference publishing. She has edited Chambers Twentieth Century Dictonary, Roget's Thesaurus and many other reference books that include Bloomsbury's Encarta Dictionary.

Select Guide Rating

• How vocabulary changes in English; Changes in grammar; split infinitives; punctuation; irregular nouns; common problems in English and how to surmount them; verbs; sexism in English and how to avoid it; homophones; words that sound the same but are different.