Field Notes
uk-us
UK vs US English — An Overview
Colour or color? one client email, one tiny hesitation — the differences that actually trip people up
FoundationsUK vs US English — An Overview
Type "colour" and your screen fights back with a red line — here's why two Englishes exist
FoundationsHow to Study Grammar Effectively
That vague plan to "sort out my grammar" finally becomes a routine you'll actually keep
FoundationsHow to Study Grammar Effectively
Ten minutes into "revising grammar" and already staring at the wall — a method that works
Common ErrorsWhy Do I Get Marked for "Me and Him Went" or "Between You and I"? (Pronoun Case)
Marked down for "me and him went" or "between you and I" — the fix that finally sticks
Common ErrorsAffect/Effect, Accept/Except, Principle/Principal
Circle after circle round "affect", or maybe "effect" — the three pairs that trip everyone up
Common ErrorsFragments, Run-Ons & Comma Splices
Half a sentence circled in red, or a colleague's report missing every full stop — three fast fixes
Common ErrorsThe Top 20 Common Errors Checklist
Just a quiet feeling something's off, no lecture wanted — twenty fixes worth knowing, no fluff attached
Common ErrorsPunctuation, Style & Myths — Which Problem?
Squiggle from the checker, and no clue if it's punctuation, style, or a myth — find your problem
Common ErrorsSentence-Level Trouble — Which Problem?
You've read the sentence back three times and it still doesn't sit right — find what's actually wrong
Common ErrorsWord-Level Trouble — Which Problem?
The sentence shape is fine, the full stops sit right, yet one word keeps snagging — track it down
AdvancedTopic, Comment & Given vs New
One sentence comes back circled with a single word in the margin — awkward — and you can't see why