Field Notes
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UK-US Vocabulary Snapshot Tables
Pavement or sidewalk, chips or fries — the quick tables for checking before you hit send
ReferenceStyle-Guide Overview: What Each Is For
Style guides aren't rival claims about "correct English" — they're house manuals, each built for one job
ReferenceAPA vs MLA vs Chicago: Quick Matrix
Told to "use APA" or "put it in Chicago" — here's where the three really differ
ReferenceSerial Comma, Title Case & -ise/-ize Across the Guides
The serial comma, title case, and -ise/-ize — the three fights that never quite go away
ReferenceThe Graded Practice Sets Bank
Skip the explanation — grab the drills, check your answers, and see what actually sticks
ReferenceCommon Error Patterns & Quick Fixes
Same slips, same Friday-afternoon email — the patterns worth catching before they catch you
ReferenceEditing & Proofreading Checklists
The draft's done — three final passes to catch what your tired eyes keep skipping over
ReferenceCommon Confusions & Confusable Words
Affect or effect, then or than — the lookalike words that keep swapping places on you
ReferenceVerb Tense & Aspect Chart
Steal the example, skip the lesson — every tense and aspect laid out on one grid
ReferencePunctuation Rules at a Glance
One mark, one quick check, back to your sentence — every punctuation rule side by side
ReferenceSpelling Systems Cheat-Sheet
That word isn't wrong, it's just the other side of the Atlantic — spot the pattern fast
ReferenceAgreement Quick Rules
That last line of a report where the verb suddenly won't match its subject — sorted fast