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- I and someone, me and someone or I and someone we
40 "I and someone are interested" is grammatically correct It is the convention in English that when you list several people including yourself, you put yourself last, so you really should say "Someone and I are interested " "Someone and I" is the subject of the sentence, so you should use the subjective case "I" rather than the objective "me"
- someone’s vs. someone else’s-- any difference?
Strictly speaking "someone" rather than "someone else" could include yourself and it is quite permissible to say "I'm collecting this on my own behalf" so, yes, there is a difference Most people would interpret the phrase without the word "else" in it as meaning someone other than yourself but, strictly, you should include it: "someone else's" also sounds more colloquial I would include the
- anyone vs someone. Which one? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Has someone seen my bag? Has anyone seen my bag? Which one is grammatically correct and Why? Which one should I use at this place? Can you give some more examples?
- What is a word for to take pleasure in someone elses success?
This appears to be similar to this question, What's the antonym for Schadenfreude? With the two most up-voted answers being Mitgefühl (a German word for "compassion") and Mudita (a Buddhist term for "finding joy in the happiness and success of others")
- What is the word for someone that uses other people?
What is the word that describes a person who uses other people, generally for personal gain, without anything given in return? Maybe through blatancy or through manipulation I was using extortioni
- phrasal verbs - visit someone vs. visit with someone - English . . .
I am wondering what difference between 'visit someone' and 'visit with someone' there is In Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Visit with (North American English) to spend time with somebody, especially
- difference between engage with someone and engage someone?
Engage with somebody means, as others have said, to interact with that person, usually from a position of greater power (managers are frequently exhorted to engage with employees, but rarely the other way round) Engage somebody has many possible meanings, depending on context: the army engage the enemy, you may engage somebody in conversation by simply going up and speaking to him, a pretty
- “to check IN on someone” OR “to check on someone“?
to make sure someone is doing okay, be it in their work, health, or otherwise I think check up on is the best as this can carry the sense of finding out about their welfare
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