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word usage - Reason for the current trend to use «she» as the gender . . . Taken from the Free Online Dictionary: Usage Note: Using she as a generic or gender-neutral singular pronoun is more common than might be expected, given the continuing debate regarding the parallel use of he In a 1989 article from the Los Angeles Times, for instance, writer Dan Sullivan notes, "What's wrong with reinventing the wheel?
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–
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
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
He looked the same “as she” or “as her”? [duplicate] (Whether her or she, and whether technically correct or not, it would still be awkward ) At it stands, the sentence is ambiguous and can mean one of two things: (1) He looked at it in the same way that she did (2) His appearance was the same as hers
She was in or on the show? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange She was in on the drama when the conman showed up at the stage door If you are an actor in something, it's in: She was in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof She was in the movie Cat On a Hot Tin Roof She was in several West End plays VERSUS" to be on TV to be on the radio to be on tv or the radio just means that a person has been recorded in that medium
She or her following no one but? Which pronoun is correct in the following sentence? No one but her she ever made a perfect score on the test The answer according to the book is "her", but it is getting on my nerves I tried sol
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