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- What is he? vs Who is he? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is he? -- Does the question refer to what he is doing for a living? Who is he? -- Does it refer to his name? For example, he is Peter
- contractions - Does hes mean both he is and he has? - English . . .
@mplungjan: But "he's an apple" can be mistaken for "he is an apple", while "he has an apple" might be intended This rule doesn't work generally, therefore it can hardly be called a rule
- 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?
- capitalization - Is it religious or merely proper to capitalize He His . . .
He was swimming alone far from shore and had cramps He realized he was in danger and prayed to "god" The magazine received many complaint letters about the lack of a capital This is a very interesting and good answer It's interesting that the article cited dismisses all opinions
- Is using he for a gender-neutral third-person correct?
I know there are different opinions on this issue My question: Is using "he" for a general, gender-neutral third person still in common use for formal writing? By common use I mean, can I expect my
- Why do we say he doesnt know him from Adam?
Why do you think that He doesn't know him from his schooldays means that he does know him? It would only have that sense if you added something like In fact, he first met him at university
- meaning - The difference between it and he she - English Language . . .
Moreover, this question isn't about the politics of "it" versus he she they, it's about the way they can be replaced with other pronouns or noun phrases
- When would you use said he? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
A hundred years ago it also sounded normal to say said he, but customs have changed; we no longer like to use inversion with pronouns It sometimes sounds solemn because archaic language is often used for the express purpose of sounding solemn--but remember that you're reading Tolkien, who loved Old English and modelled his own writing after it
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