- Jon and I or Jon and me? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
How do I know when to use Jon and I, or Jon and me? I can't really figure it out I've tried to teach myself, but I just can't seem to do it Will someone please help me figure this problem out?
- etymology - Why does the name John have an h in it? - English . . .
From this, I would tentatively conclude that (1 ) the vernacular pronunciation of the name became a single-syllable "Jon" fairly early on, and (2 ) the John spelling might have originally been a Latin-language abbreviation, but it came to be used as the standard vernacular spelling because it matched the vernacular pronunciation
- How to use the term carbon copy in business emails?
As per Jon Hanna's second example, you can also use this parenthetically: My manager (copied) will need to provide approval My manager (copied in) will need to provide approval As per MT_Head's comment you may also see "copy on ", although to me it sounds more natural to use "copy in on ": I've copied my manager on this email as
- Is it acceptable to drop the comma in Thanks, John?
The main difference between lying and not using a comma in "Thanks, John", in your analogy, is that lying is a deliberate act of deception that often has negative consequences for the person being lied to, whereas dropping that comma is unlikely to have any negative consequences for the reader and is often not done deliberately It's a poor analogy
- punctuation - Is the correct format Good morning, John or Good . . .
Which of these is in the correct format? Good morning, John Or Good morning John
- Is I am sat bad English? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Is "I am sat" bad English? I believe it is incorrect and instead either the present continuous I am sitting or the predicate adjective I am seated should be used I hear this quite often, howe
- etymology - Why is a bathroom sometimes called a john? - English . . .
"John" is sometimes used as slang for a bathroom or a toilet I'm curious, what is the origin of this usage?
- Hello [Comma?] John, - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I was taught, lo, many years ago, that you should use a comma before the name of the person (s) you address Therefore, "Hello, John" is correct I've been looking through all of my manuals to find a source I haven't found one yet, but I know that I will find it if I keep looking If you're only communicating with one person, there is no need to use the name, as the recipient of the greeting
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