Field Notes

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Style

Disability Language: Person-First, Identity-First

"A person with autism" or "an autistic person" — the difference, and who decides

Roger Fielding 12 min read
Style

Avoiding Stereotypes & Loaded Labels

"The old man was surprisingly sharp" — unpicking the label your sentence didn't mean to make

Roger Fielding 12 min read
The Verb System

The Verb Control Panel

Start here for a map of the door knobs English hands you — and which room to open next

Roger Fielding 12 min read
The Verb System

The Verb System — Complete Guide

Every article in the The Verb System pillar, mapped. Start with the opener below.

Roger Fielding 1 min read
Common Errors

The Walk-In Clinic

Why that red mark is a symptom, not a failing — and here's the map to your fix

Roger Fielding 6 min read
Common Errors

Common Errors Clinic — Complete Map

Every article in the Common Errors pillar, mapped. Start with the opener below.

Roger Fielding 1 min read
Spelling

One Language, Two Paint Jobs

The genuine forks between UK and US spelling, the common ground beneath them — and where to start

Roger Fielding 5 min read
Spelling

Spelling, Morphology & Word Choice — Complete Map

Every article in the Spelling pillar, mapped. Start with the opener below.

Roger Fielding 1 min read
Foundations

Where Grammar Begins

You already speak it fluently — here's the vocabulary and the confidence to go with it

Roger Fielding 9 min read
Foundations

Foundations of English Grammar — Complete Guide

Every article in the Foundations pillar, mapped. Start with the opener below.

Roger Fielding 1 min read
Foundations

Your Grammar Map

Start here — a friendly first look at how grammar works, and where to go next

Roger Fielding 5 min read
Foundations

What Is Grammar?

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

Roger Fielding 7 min read