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Reference

The A-Z Grammar Glossary

Hit a term like nominalisation mid-chapter and don't fancy rereading the whole thing — look it up here instead

Roger Fielding 10 min read
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Oxford / New Hart's Rules Snapshot

Someone says "Oxford style" and means New Hart's Rules — here's the quick snapshot of it

Roger Fielding 2 min read
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The Comprehensive Diagnostic Quiz

Not a test, no score kept — twenty-five quick probes to see where the gaps actually are

Roger Fielding 5 min read
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Capitalisation Quick Guide

Simple until you're mid-essay-title or halfway through a job application — the quick capitalisation guide

Roger Fielding 2 min read
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Numbers, Dates & Times Quick Rules

Is it 5/3 or 3/5, 9.30 or 9:30 — the quick-reference table for numbers that actually differ

Roger Fielding 2 min read
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Phrasal Verbs Quick Table

Up, out, off — the same small word bending a verb's meaning a dozen ways, sorted by family

Roger Fielding 3 min read
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Reference & Resources — Find Any Rule, Fast

You've written the sentence and you're stuck — here's the fastest way to find the rule you need

Roger Fielding 5 min read
Parts of Speech

UK vs US Plurals — Comparison

A novelist split between Bristol and Boston, and the spellings that quietly gave her editor grey hairs

Roger Fielding 9 min read
The Verb System

Present Perfect vs Simple Past — UK vs US

"Did you eat yet?" versus "have you eaten yet?" — the transatlantic split explained side by side

Roger Fielding 4 min read
The Verb System

Mood & Modality — Map

Lost between "mood" and "modality" in someone else's lesson plan — a map to where each idea actually lives

Roger Fielding 3 min read
Capitals

Names of People, Places, Organisations & Brands

A wobbly 4:55 email drops a capital from a company name — how names actually work

Roger Fielding 14 min read
Capitals

Capital When Specific (Titles, Directions, Sun/Moon/Earth)

A red line under 'Mum' in a history essay — when family terms and titles need a capital

Roger Fielding 11 min read