
This revised edition contains hundreds of words that have come into the language over the past two to three years * Focus on the English people speak and use today * Clear definitions in straightforward English * Up-to-the-minute information on how words are used, supported by Chambers Wordtrack and the British National Corpus * Innovative page design gets you to the right information instantly * Hundreds of usage notes, word histories, idioms, help with pronunciation, spelling and grammar
