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- contractions - Does hes mean both he is and he has? - English . . .
Yes and no You do use "he's" for "he is" and "he has" You do use "he's got something" for "he has got something " You do not use "he's something" for "he has something " [Note that according to @Optimal Cynic this is allowed in some parts of the world] Therefore the first two sentences you proposed are correct: He's angry He's been angry But the third one is incorrect You cannot shorten
- colloquialisms - Hes good people. Just him. The one guy - English . . .
I think this is a Midwestern thing, but where does the phrase "good people" come from? I'm referring specifically to the usage: "I like Bob He's good people "
- abbreviations - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Wikipedia lists both as usable and includes HES to boot: Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) – also Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) or HES – is often used as the name of a department in corporations and government agencies If you are referring to a specific department, you should obviously use their name
- What type of question is Hes right behind me, isnt he?
I think maybe his example and possibly other examples of this type of question are indeed tag questions but I don't think it's what he's asking about
- He Isnt She Isnt V. S. Hes Not Shes Not
No there is not Or no there's not :) Isn't is a contraction of "is not" He's she's is a contraction of "she is he is" They are just different ways of writing the same sentence
- etymology - How did sand come to mean courage pluck? - English . . .
How come sand means courage pluck? There isn't much information available on the Internet regarding its etymology With word etymologies I think the buck stops with the redoubtable World Wide Words, but in this case it doesn't sound thoroughly convincing: Sand here has just the same sense as the older grit, clear grit, or true grit, that refer to a person who has strength of character, pluck
- Define Hes like - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Is he's like different from he said? Does "like" mean the same thing as saying that someone said something or is there more implied maybe like a subtle difference in attitude?
- etymology - Origin of hes 6 feet tall if hes an inch - English . . .
I have heard this pattern used before in American English: She's 6 feet tall if she's an inch It was a gallon of blood if it was a drop The baby was 10 pounds if it was an ounce I assume that it
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