- word usage - Reason for the current trend to use «she» as the gender . . .
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?
- Why does the contraction shes mean she is or she has?
When referring to google ngram, I get 3 possible combinations of she's: She 's She's She has So my question is should she has be contracted as she 's in the above example like in the examples found from google ngram to avoid confusion? Google ngram hasn't been exactly consistent about this, sometimes using she 's to refer to she is and she has
- pronouns - Referring to objects as she - English Language Usage . . .
Regarding the usage of "he" in place of "she", this is possible as a backlash against the typical "she" usage: (by a woman) I love my car He always gets the best service This isn't really "common", per se, and really only serves as a Take That against men's use of an inanimate she Another borderline exception is the Judeo-Christian God: God
- etymology - Can we say that he and she are cognates? - English . . .
You asked two three questions 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–
- Using the pronouns he and she for animals
In general, when gender is not known, modern grammar textbooks and style guides advise the use of he she for adult humans and older children, and it when referring to very small children or animals When gender is known, we should use 'he' or 'she' as applicable, and this is now extended to even the smallest children Through some pioneering
- When is it appropriate or disrespectful to refer to someone as she?
Referring to someone as "he" or "she" while they are present is jarring to me, but the example of using someone's name over and over again is not necessary Let's say I (Tracey) am in a meeting and one person says to another, "You and Tracey can do that project together Perhaps, you can do the planning and she can do the logistics "
- Different pronunciations of shes depending on the meaning
I've always thought that she's is pronounced with a long [i:] only when it's used emphatically, regardless of its meaning For example, 1 She's not coming with us (she is, [i]) 2 She's been doing well (she has, [i]) 3 She's the one who stole your keys (she is, emphatic, [i:]) 4 I don't have your keys She's got them (she has, emphatic, [i:])
- prefixes - Which animals can and cant be prefixed with she . . .
Wiktionary mentions a variety of animals (she-ass, she-bear, she-cat, she-dog, she-elephant, she-goat, she-monkey, she-wolf) but apart from them all being placental mammals, there doesn't seem to be anything in common between them - some are domesticated, some aren't, some are carnivorous, some are vegetarian
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