- Worked as a language teacher in the USA and for a German publisher after leaving university.
- Worked for the Oxford University Press until around 2000.
- Made her first appearance on Countdown (1982) alongside actress Rula Lenska in 1992.
- Studied French and German at Oxford University.
- Freelance editor and translator.
- She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours List for her services to Literature and to Language. She is a Lexicographer, Etymologist and Author in London, England,.
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