The Phrasely blog

Notes from the build.

English that textbooks skip, decisions we made and unmade, and the occasional phrase that is stranger than it looks.

American vs. British business English: the differences that actually matter in meetings

American and British business English don't just differ in spelling. They differ in directness, feedback style, and what "that's interesting" actually means. A practical guide for anyone working across both.

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Why you sound like a textbook in English, even though your grammar is good

Grammatically correct English and natural-sounding English are not the same skill. Here's why fluent, accurate speakers still get told they sound like a textbook, and what actually closes the gap.

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Business English idioms that don't mean what you think they mean

"Let's table this" means discuss it now in the UK and stop discussing it in the US. A plain-English guide to the business idioms that quietly cause the most confusion in meetings, and what to say instead.

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What are phrasal verbs, and why do they matter more at work than in class?

A phrasal verb is a verb plus a small word (up, out, off, on) that changes its meaning entirely. Here's what they are, why they're harder than grammar, and why fluent speakers lean on them constantly.

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Why we are building Phrasely

Most people who use Phrasely can already speak English. The problem starts after that.

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