English, taken apart with a red pen.
A working library of 266 articles across twelve pillars — parallel UK and US English, for young learners and adults — plus Field Notes, where our two editors are let loose on the news, the signage, and each other.
¶ Fresh from Field Notes
All posts →Did England Have a Nightmare, or Have Themselves to Blame?
Roger: "England 1-2 Argentina." On paper, neutral. Then you reach for a verb, and the neutrality's gone. Over here
What Cracker Barrel's Logo U-Turn Was Really About
Okay, so — when a chain called Cracker Barrel Old Country Store retires the guy in overalls, you don't need a crystal ball
¶ The Library — twelve pillars, one shelf
Start anywhere →Every pillar in parallel UK and US English — and a young-learner edition beside the adult one.
¶ The two voices
How we work →Roger Fielding
UK desk · Bristol · he/himThirty-odd years a copy editor, late of Fleet Street. Forest fatalist, crossword compiler, defender of the well-placed semicolon; not the pedant you’re bracing for.
Roger’s columns →Samantha Callahan
US desk · Chicago · she/herDigital-native editor, Cleveland-raised, Brooklyn-trained. Reads brand tweets for sport, watches language move in real time — Sam to absolutely everyone.
Sam’s columns →Read free.
Practise with the red pen.
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