- 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
Grammatically, for he she it we use "does" or "doesn't" like in, He doesn't eat meat but these days I'm observing the usage of the above sentence (especially in American movies) like this, He don't eat meat So, after a lot of observations, I'm assuming that both usages are correct My assumption - When to use "don't"? In temporary situations
- 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
- How do you make the possessive form with He and I-style subjects?
That is, you and I, he and I, Billy, Joe, and I can all use the pronoun our in order to describe the possessive If you want to form the more complex possessive to show joint ownership, this site explains: When a sentence indicates joint ownership in a compound construction, the possessive form is attached only to the second noun:
- 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
- grammaticality - Whether or not vs. whether - English Language . . .
As Henry Higgins observed in Pygmallion, the best grammarians are often those who learned English in school as immigrants My parents, who were first-generation Americans in the early 20th century, learned English grammar in NYC public schools meticulously They insisted "whether or not" is proper usage, period Over time, language evolves or erodes and the rules change, which really means
- Will be doing vs. will do - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Note that the common African-American dialect has a version of be that works just like this pair for present tense ("he be eating cakes" vs "he is eating cakes") The two forms have the same distinction you mention I just love that construction, but sadly can't use it when speaking outside that community
- We, he and I vs. us, him and me - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The sentence is, Our Supervisor finally noticed that it was we, Kim and I, who always turn in our reports on time Should it actually be you and me or you and I?
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