Does hes mean both he is and he has? [closed] Yes and no You do use "he's" for "he is" and "he has" You do use "he's got something" for "he has got something " You do not use "he's something" for "he has something " [Note that according to @Optimal Cynic this is allowed in some parts of the world] Therefore the first two sentences you proposed are correct: He's angry He's been angry But the third one is incorrect You cannot shorten
abbreviations - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Wikipedia lists both as usable and includes HES to boot: Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) – also Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) or HES – is often used as the name of a department in corporations and government agencies If you are referring to a specific department, you should obviously use their name
What type of question is Hes right behind me, isnt he? The answer to what type if question this is, in the sense that you are asking it, depends on how much information related to the answer the asker has If the asker has little information then this can be considered a closed, factual question If the asker has enough information that he should be able to surmise the answer this could be a rhetorical question Using the example above of a sitcom
He Isnt She Isnt V. S. Hes Not Shes Not [duplicate] Is there a difference in usage between "he isn't" "she isn't" and "he's not" "she's not"? I think "he's not" and "she's not" are stronger because they put more emphasis on the word "not" than "he
He Him His VS She Her Her - English Language Usage Stack Exchange For the possessive pronouns his and her, Wiktionary gives the Proto-Germanic forms as *hes and *hezōz respectively The "objective" pronouns him and her are etymologically derived from dative-case forms, which Wiktionary gives as *himmai and *hezōi in Proto-Germanic
word usage - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I found the phrase, “he’s always playing chess when others are playing checkers,” in today’s (September 11) article of the New York Times, written by Charles Blow under the headline of “It’s a Mad,
Heres looking at you, kid meaning? In more detail, Here's [to] because it's a toast Was this phrase a common American expression at the time? Why looking? Is it simply part of a common phrase or does it refer to looking at her as looking at a woman? Can you give me examples of similar (or the same) phrase, in context? Is the meaning unambiguous to native speakers or is there room for interpretation?