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- 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
- meaning - What is the story behind the word Mahjong? - English . . .
Hi Jon, the question is: what is the story behind the word Mahjong? My answer is about the story behind it based on a myth on one of the most prominent figures in Chinese culture, Confucius
- etymology - What is the origin of the phrase buck naked? - English . . .
The phrase buck naked is well known and means quot;completely naked quot; It is synonymous to butt naked and stark naked, both self-explanatory However, there are a few confusing aspects to the
- Meaning of yet in the best is yet to come
@Jon Purdy: It implies a future obligation, but that doesn't mean future tense is actually embedded into the verb You can also say "I am supposed to accompany you" which also implies a future obligation That alone doesn't mean the actual tense of the verb is future
- 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?
- You can contact John, Jane or me (myself) for more information
Me Myself is reflexive: it denotes that the person (me) is doing something to that person (myself) and no other It's not correct to use a reflexive pronoun unless the recipient of the action is the person doing that action You can't mix you with myself You can talk to me I can talk to myself
- Pterodactyl and Archeopteryx: Silent P vs Voiced P
These words share the Greek root πτέρυξ (pteryx), meaning feather wing, but the P in pterodactyl is silent (in the initial position), while the P in archeopteryx (in the middle of the word) is voic
- If you are talking on behalf of you and someone else, what is the . . .
Which reflexive pronouns are used with 'on behalf of'? Having identified a fairly strong preference for "of my wife and I me myself" over "of I me myself and my wife," let's drop "my wife" out of the equation and focus on which reflexive pronouns are most commonly used in the expression "on behalf of I me myself " Here is the Ngram chart for "on behalf of myself" (blue line) versus "on behalf
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