Field Notes

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Parts of Speech

Showing Possession & Apostrophes (UK)

About to send an important email when the apostrophe suddenly refuses to sit where you put it

Roger Fielding 10 min read
Parts of Speech

Showing Possession & Apostrophes (UK)

"The dogs lead" comes back marked wrong — learn exactly where that tiny apostrophe goes

Roger Fielding 11 min read
Parts of Speech

Prepositions of Time, Place & Movement (UK)

In, on, at, by — the tiny words that carry all the weight in a UK sentence

Roger Fielding 8 min read
Parts of Speech

Prepositions of Time, Place & Movement (UK)

"I'll meet you to the park" — spot the tiny preposition mistake and fix it fast

Roger Fielding 8 min read
The Verb System

The Present Perfect (UK)

"I just finished the report" looks fine until a British reader raises an eyebrow — present perfect, sorted

Roger Fielding 9 min read
The Verb System

The Present Perfect (UK)

'I just finished' crossed out for 'I've just finished'? Learn why British English wants that have

Roger Fielding 9 min read
Punctuation

Quotation Marks (UK English)

A schoolgirl's dragon story stalls at one line: where do the speech marks actually go

Roger Fielding 11 min read