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Foundations of English Grammar — Complete Guide

From that Friday-afternoon email wobble to the rules nobody can quite justify — the whole map, sorted

Roger Fielding 9 min read
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What Is Grammar?

That stray “hopefully” bugging your Friday email is grammar doing its quiet, structural job

Roger Fielding 7 min read
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Why Does Grammar Matter?

One sloppy Friday email, one Monday-morning correction — here's why small slips cost more than you think

Roger Fielding 9 min read
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Standard English, Dialects & ‘Correctness’

“Me and Dave will sort it” — wrong, or just informal? the real answer, unpacked

Roger Fielding 8 min read
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Essential Grammar Terms — Glossary

“Watch your subordinate clauses,” says the comment on your report — here's what that even means

Roger Fielding 11 min read
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10 Common Grammar Myths Debunked

Someone once told you never to split an infinitive — turns out that rule was never real

Roger Fielding 14 min read
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How Sentences Work

Your reply reads back oddly, though nothing's technically wrong — here's the missing piece

Roger Fielding 9 min read
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What Is a Clause?

Dangling at the start of your email, that “although” — comma, rescue, or leave it be

Roger Fielding 8 min read
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What Is a Phrase?

“Following our conversation last Thursday” sat oddly on the page — here's what phrases are doing

Roger Fielding 7 min read
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What Are the Parts of Speech?

Halfway through a Friday rewrite, something feels clunky — the word classes behind it

Roger Fielding 7 min read
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UK vs US English — An Overview

Colour or color? one client email, one tiny hesitation — the differences that actually trip people up

Roger Fielding 11 min read
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Subject–Verb Agreement (US)

The cursor hovers over Send while “the team is” or “are” quietly argues with itself — settled here

Samantha Callahan 9 min read