The aim of this site is to help you avoid low grades, lost employment opportunities, lost business, and titters of amusement at the way you write or speak. The style guide that is used by journalists at The Economist . Features English grammar and style rules, with a focus on British English. The specific articles are intended for quick reference, such as when you have to find out whether which or that is appropriate. The general articles lend themselves to browsing and absorbing over time.
Entries are browsable alphabetically.
Includes a short bibliography. The works may also be browsed . Phrases usually have meaning that goes beyond the words in the phrase. This page investigates how common phrases came to be. The Phrase Finder is a phrases thesaurus and searchable database of a large collection of English phrases and sayings.