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- pronouns - When to use shes (short form) and and she is (full form . . .
The difference is that she's and similar shortened forms are used in colloquial speech, but not in certain cases In your example, she is being emphasised
- 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
- He doesnt vs He dont - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Grammatically, for he she it we use "does" or "doesn't" like in, He doesn't eat meat but these days I'm observing the usage of the above sentence (especially in American movies) like this, He don't eat meat So, after a lot of observations, I'm assuming that both usages are correct My assumption - When to use "don't"? In temporary situations
- 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
- tenses - Using have ran or have run - English Language Usage . . .
She has run from her responsibilities Regarding the problem that arises when forming the past participle, some people mistakenly use the past tense ran instead of the correct past participle run, as in I have ran into resistance every time I’ve tried to resolve this problem or She has ran from her responsibilities
- 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
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