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- Which is recommended preferable between (s)he he she?
Yes, both (s)he and he she are acceptable abbreviations for usage where space is at a premium and gender of a person is important s he is not a common abbreviation, and will confuse more users than the other two
- Why does the contraction shes mean she is or she has?
So as grammarians do you think the contracted form of she has should be she 's? More importantly, are there rules for contracting words? Say, if I wanted to express She was as a contraction could it also be she 's or she's: She's* tired *Although is and was are both be verbs, both have tenses relating to different time periods - the present and
- etymology - Can we say that he and she are cognates? - English . . .
Are he and she cognate? The text you copied from etymonline says that he derives from Old English he, which derives originally from a reconstructed Proto-Indo-European root * ki—, whereas she derives from the feminine form sio of Old English se meaning "the" or "that", which according to the OED derives from a reconstructed P I E root * so–
- It was he . . . It was him [duplicate] - English Language Usage Stack . . .
It was he who messed up everything It was him who messed up everything What is the difference between these two sentences?
- Agree on vs. agree with vs. agree to - English Language Usage . . .
The object is the difference When you agree with someone something, it means you accept the point of someone something I agree with you Matt does not agree with my answer You agree on some issue or point of debate We agreed on this issue You agree to demands queries, or you agree to do something He agreed to my demands He agreed to join me for the movie
- When do we use “had had” and “have had”? [duplicate]
Referring to a past time of reference, She had never had sex by the time of her 18th birthday, three years ago She had had sex by the time of her 18th birthday, three years ago Another mode of use is its auxiliary use to encapsulate a perfected completed participation e g , have experience, Do you paint houses? Are you familiar with painting
- wont vs. wouldnt - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
As Colin mentions, in this context would implies a hypothetical situation, whereas will implies intention or (likely) prediction So to take one of the examples: If* you ever break up with your girlfriend, won't you become lonely? implies a greater likelihood of the break-up occurring than: If you ever break up with your girlfriend, wouldn't you become lonely? In the latter case, because we
- pronouns - Referring to objects as she - English Language Usage . . .
Sometimes people are referring to mechanical objects as "she": I love my car She always gets the best service Are there any rules when it is appropriate to use "she" instead of it, and is "he"
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