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- pronunciation - Why is Sean pronounced Shawn? - English Language . . .
65 Sean (written "Seán" or "Séan" in Irish) is a Hibernization of the English name "John"; that is, it's a transliteration of "John" into a form which can be pronounced in Irish and written with the Irish alphabet (which nowadays is simply a version of the Roman alphabet)
- What is the proper way to say possesive with person X and self?
Possible Duplicate: My wife and I #39;s seafood collaboration dinner I've never known what the proper way to use a sentence in which you and a specific person (as in you can't just say "our" be
- Swap out with or Swap out for? Also, can you specify a location . . .
I've read articles online that use " swap out with," but many dictionaries seem to prefer " swap out for " Do they differ in meaning? Also, can you specify a location after the word " out "? Consider the sentences below for example: 1 ) "Sean swapped the signed letter out [of the steel drawer] with for the forged letter " 2 ) "Sean swapped the youngest player out [of the team] with for the
- You can contact John, Jane or me (myself) for more information
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- Table of Contents vs. Table of Content - English Language Usage . . .
No, you don't fully grasp the count noun concept, Sean You'd never see '3 contents', 'several contents', 'half a dozen contents, 1 content' – I can't think of a place where 'content' is a count usage other than with the amount or proportion of something that a substance contains (carbon content) sense
- formality - Status of Dear Both as a salutation - English Language . . .
Sean O'Faolain's Letters to Brazil, 2005, p 172 Note "growing friendship," "greetings," "give place to" leading on to "Dear Both" – "Both" is not a proper name in the context, by the way Though not quite a usage in direct addressing, the phrase "dear both (of 'em)" can be found in Dickens!
- Why are sugar and sure pronounced with an SH?
I've noticed many Scottish and Irish Gaelic words to be spelled with an s, followed by a vowel, and pronounced like sh Think about the way Sean Connery speaks (not to mention how the Se in his name is pronounced)
- present perfect - have been working vs. have worked - English . . .
What is the difference between the following two sentences? I have been working here for 20 years I have worked here for 20 years The present perfect tense is used for repetitive or con
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