Elizabeth Manning Murphy DE JP BA Hons (Linguistics) FCES FSBT (UK) AFAIM is a linguist, a consultant in communication skills, a Distinguished Editor (DE) and an Honorary Life Member of the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd), and of the Canberra Society of Editors. In 2020 she was awarded the inaugural Janet Mackenzie Medal, IPEd's highest honour. Elizabeth has been a teacher, a university lecturer and a management consultant; she has also written many books, most recently a revised edition of Working words (a collection of 'chats' about editing and writing) and Effective writing: plain English at work, 2nd edition.