- 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
- It is he versus it is him [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
The case of he him should depend on other considerations, such as, the proper case after the linking verb, "is" It should be simply a matter of which is more correct, It is he Or, It is him My Latin education would have me pick the former But my knowledge of colloquial English tells me that the phrase, "it was him", is commonly used
- He doesnt vs He dont - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Worth noting: though the validity of he don’t in various dialects is debatable, I’ve yet to come across a dialect in which he doesn’t isn’t considered correct In other words, as a non-native speaker it is always safest to err on the side of caution and use he doesn’t Speakers of ‘don’t dialects’ might possibly find it a tad uppity or overly formal—but not incorrect
- 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
- Why is it This is he rather than This is him? [duplicate]
Why is it "This is he" rather than "This is him"? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 13 years, 10 months ago Modified 13 years, 10 months ago
- 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
- punctuation - He then vs Then He vs Then, He -- conjunctive . . .
As far as I understand, you use a semi-colon to separate main clauses joined by conjunctive adverbs (however, therefore, moreover, nevertheless, then, thus) And, when you use a conjunctive adverb,
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