Spelling

The -our Family: Colour, Favour, Honour (UK)

Write color in a UK essay and it comes back circled red — the -our family, sorted

Roger Fielding 8 min read Spelling

The -re Family: Centre, Theatre, Metre (UK)

That half-second snag when 'center' slips into a UK email — meet centre, theatre and metre

Roger Fielding 12 min read Spelling

The -ise Family: Organise, Realise (UK, + the Oxford -ize nuance)

Organise looks right until a friend fresh from the US swears it should be organize

Roger Fielding 13 min read Spelling

The -ogue Family: Catalogue, Dialogue (UK)

Dialouge gets the red squiggle every time — the -ogue endings British spelling insists on keeping

Roger Fielding 11 min read Foundations

Subject–Verb Agreement (UK)

You weigh “the team are” against “the team is” before hitting send — the UK answer, clarified

Roger Fielding 8 min read Foundations

Subject–Verb Agreement (UK)

"Verb doesn't agree with subject" in the margin again — here's how to finally fix that

Roger Fielding 8 min read Foundations

Verb & Preposition Usage (UK)

"Have got" or "have"? "Learnt" or "learned"? At the weekend or on the weekend — UK habits, sorted

Roger Fielding 9 min read Foundations

Verb & Preposition Usage (UK)

"I've learnt my spellings" gets a tick — learn the UK verb and preposition habits behind it

Roger Fielding 9 min read Foundations

Grammar Learning Roadmap (UK)

Three reopened drafts later, here's how to make professional English sound like you meant it

Roger Fielding 7 min read Foundations

Grammar Learning Roadmap (UK)

"Work on your grammar" isn't a plan — this roadmap shows what to fix first

Roger Fielding 8 min read Parts of Speech

Noun Plurals (UK)

Two draft's by Friday, sent then reread with a wince — the plural rules that actually hold up

Roger Fielding 10 min read Parts of Speech

Noun Plurals (UK)

"Two mouses" gets circled in red — learn the plural rules that actually make sense

Roger Fielding 10 min read