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

Curated by Roger Fielding 19 articles

Adults UK & US

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Every article, one shelf

Start here Where Grammar Begins 3 min read You already speak it fluently — here's the vocabulary and the confidence to go with it

10 Common Grammar Myths Debunked 14 min read Someone once told you never to split an infinitive — turns out that rule was never real
Essential Grammar Terms — Glossary 11 min read "Watch your subordinate clauses," says the comment on your report — here's what that even means
Grammar Learning Roadmap (UK) UK7 min read Three reopened drafts later, here's how to make professional English sound like you meant it
Grammar Learning Roadmap (US) US8 min read The email you reread three times before hitting send — a staged path to English that finally sounds like you meant it
How Sentences Work 9 min read Your reply reads back oddly, though nothing's technically wrong — here's the missing piece
How to Study Grammar Effectively 11 min read That vague plan to "sort out my grammar" finally becomes a routine you'll actually keep
Standard English, Dialects & ‘Correctness’ 8 min read "Me and Dave will sort it" — wrong, or just informal? the real answer, unpacked
Subject–Verb Agreement (UK) UK10 min read You weigh "the team are" against "the team is" before hitting send — the UK answer, clarified
Subject–Verb Agreement (US) US9 min read The cursor hovers over Send while "the team is" or "are" quietly argues with itself — settled here
UK vs US English — An Overview 11 min read Colour or color? one client email, one tiny hesitation — the differences that actually trip people up
Verb & Preposition Usage (UK) UK9 min read "Have got" or "have"? "Learnt" or "learned"? At the weekend or on the weekend — UK habits, sorted
Verb & Preposition Usage (US) US10 min read "I've gotten the report" — is got secretly correct too? the American verb quirks, sorted
What Are the Parts of Speech? 7 min read Halfway through a Friday rewrite, something feels clunky — the word classes behind it
What Is a Clause? 8 min read Dangling at the start of your email, that "although" — comma, rescue, or leave it be
What Is a Phrase? 7 min read "Following our conversation last Thursday" sat oddly on the page — here's what phrases are doing
What Is Grammar? 8 min read That stray "hopefully" bugging your Friday email is grammar doing its quiet, structural job
Why Does Grammar Matter? 9 min read One sloppy Friday email, one Monday-morning correction — here's why small slips cost more than you think