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- 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?
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Why does he not? or Why does not he? and why? [duplicate]
Why doesn't he? Now Why doesn't he? is just the contracted form of 2: Why does not he? Why doesn't he? So, given that 2 is essentially 3, I'd like to know firstly, which questions are grammatical and which are ungrammatical or awkward I'd like to also know why this is the case - assuming there is some absolute contrast between 2 and 3
- punctuation - When is there no comma after he says? - English . . .
The comma is necessary when the quotation is being said To use you example: 'He said, "I'll be there in ten minutes ' requires a comma If, however, you're quoting someone mid-sentence you only need the comma if it's a full sentence For a short phrase like "just drive" that fits neatly into the sentence, the comma isn't necessary and neither is the capitalization You always use a comma
- 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
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