Further help

Still confused? Other niggling questions about English? Contact us.

Buy further English grammar and spelling tips

Future Perfect sells notes, as Adobe PDF documents, which clearly explain common writing issues and their solutions. These are low-cost learning tools which can be purchased individually, in groups or as the whole collection.

English grammar and communications hints and tips

Is it under way or underway?

Both of these expressions exist in British English. They do, however, have different meanings.

Under way

This is used to mean that something is happening/going ahead.

Examples:

The project is now under way.
It was not long before their journey was under way.

Underway

This is an adjective (or describing word), meaning ‘occurring while in motion’.

Example:

We are going to try underway refuelling.

Remember, whenever you have those niggling queries going around the office (like ‘where to put this apostrophe’, ‘do we use that or which; dispatch or despatch; complimentary or complementary; practise or practice’), do just simply drop us an e-mail or call.

See further English grammar hints and tips