- 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?
- “John Doe”, “Jane Doe” - Why are they used many times?
John Doe is very generic, rolls off the tongue, and in colloquy is not easily mistaken for a known person, like "John Smith" might be (there was at least one very famous John Smith, and though that name is commonly equated with anonymity the usage is less formal) The John Doe name itself has a very long history; English records of anonymous or unknown persons being called John Doe date back
- 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
- 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?
- Is the correct format Good morning, John or Good morning John?
Which of these is in the correct format? Good morning, John Or Good morning John
- 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
- Is it ok to end sentences with a possessive apostrophe?
Jon's is no longer a possessive adjective, but a possessive pronoun, just like mine, yours, his, hers, theirs and ours I hope this helps you see why it is OK to end a sentence with a possessive apostrophe
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