- 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?
- pronouns - It was he him who whom I voted for. - English Language . . .
It was he him who whom I voted for The question here covers something similar, but it doesn't have the disagreement where the "he" behaves like an object in the second clause and a subject in the first
- 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
- meaning - “He said, X” vs. “X, he said” vs. “X, said he” - English . . .
He said, “ QQQ ” “ QQQ,” he said “ QQQ,” said he In particular, in what situations is the “inverted” VS 1 order of said he preferred over either or both of the two versions that use he said in the “normal” SV 2 order? Are these nothing more than three equal options that vary by individual writers’ personal tastes?
- 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:
- grammar - Difference between to and to the - English Language . . .
Welcome to the ELU :-) This question might be a little too basic for this website, but we have a sister site English Language Learners where I think you might find an answer, just please make sure to have a look at the help centre there before posting, and search the site to see if someone has already asked a similar question Thanks!
- differences - the one who is vs. he who is - English Language . . .
He who is very archaic and shouldn't be used; it occurs most often in oracular pronouncements and proverbs The one who is less formal, but still not as normal as using somebody who, a person who, or someone who
- 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
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