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- Jon and I or Jon and me? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
How do I know when to use Jon and I, or Jon and me? I can't really figure it out I've tried to teach myself, but I just can't seem to do it Will someone please help me figure this problem out?
- punctuation - Is the correct format Good morning, John or Good . . .
Which of these is in the correct format? Good morning, John Or Good morning John
- etymology - Why does the name John have an h in it? - English . . .
From this, I would tentatively conclude that (1 ) the vernacular pronunciation of the name became a single-syllable "Jon" fairly early on, and (2 ) the John spelling might have originally been a Latin-language abbreviation, but it came to be used as the standard vernacular spelling because it matched the vernacular pronunciation
- Is it acceptable to drop the comma in Thanks, John?
Commenting 12 years later… From the perspective of descriptive linguistics, I would say that "Thanks John" is used by native speakers, moreso "Thanks John!" When you use it, don't use a comma if in that context you wouldn't say it that way—if there would be no pause between "thanks" and "John", otherwise use a comma if there would be a pause
- etymology - Why is a bathroom sometimes called a john? - English . . .
"John" is sometimes used as slang for a bathroom or a toilet I'm curious, what is the origin of this usage?
- You can contact John, Jane or me (myself) for more information
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- phrase requests - Gender-neutral Jane Doe John Doe - English . . .
Is there a gender-neutral alternative to "Jane Doe" "John Doe"? I would like to provide an example of signed form, but how to avoid using gender when it comes to names? Is there some widely-used
- What is the correct way to say either with John or myself?
Which of the following is correct? (This is to confirm the number of people for an event I am hosting with someone else ) A Until then, if you all could confirm your attendance [either] with John
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