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- 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
- Where did Im Jonesing get its meaning from?
I'm Jonesing for a little Ganja, mon I'm jonesing for a little soul food, brother (verb) jonesed; jonesing; joneses to have a strong desire or craving for something (Merriam Webster) Where
- grammar - Jon and I or Jon and me? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
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?
- Is it acceptable to drop the comma in Thanks, John?
Commenting 12 years later… From the perspective of descriptive linguistics, I would say that "Thanks John" is used by native speakers, moreso "Thanks John!" When you use it, don't use a comma if in that context you wouldn't say it that way—if there would be no pause between "thanks" and "John", otherwise use a comma if there would be a pause
- 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
- 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
- You can contact John, Jane or me (myself) for more information
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- Capitalization for email greeting: Good morning OR Good Morning
In an email greeting "Good morning" does the word "morning" need to be capitalized? Is it Good Morning or Good morning?
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