- 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"
- word choice - One vs someone, can be used interchangeably? - English . . .
I've been searching about the ability to use "one" and "someone" interchangeably but found almost nothing So what's the difference between them and can they be used interchangeably, for example, in
- grammatical number - Plural form of someone? - English Language . . .
Someone, and indeed any indefinite pronoun that ends in "one" is always singular The word people is a good choice; however, the second part of your compound sentence sounds as if you are talking to only one person You may want to restructure the sentence to reflect this
- What is the origin of the term, “to 86 someone”? [duplicate]
The paragraph reads; If you ever heard the term “ to 86 someone, ” it comes from the restaurant industry – code to refuse service, or alternatively to take an item off the menu I’m curious to know why the number 86 came to represent the refusal of service at service establishments Does someone know the provenance? Addendum
- Anyone Someone - Who That - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2 Someone and anyone mean different things So which one is right depends on what you want to say That is quite common in everyday English when speaking about a person, especially in spoken English In formal English and in written English, who might be preferred Someone refers to a specific but unidentified person: There's someone at the door
- word request - When someone, instead of listening, makes assumptions . . .
Thus, when you describe someone’s concerns as a “boogeyman,” you’re dismissing them, saying that they are childish or unrealistic fears This is similar to lidérc, in that it’s a reference to a creature from folklore and used to emphasize the un-reality of something
- Word for someone who thinks they can do anything, and believes . . .
If someone thinks they are always doing the right thing, and believes others are wrong, what would I call them? Say, for example, I did something that person considers wrong But then on another
- I am a sponsor. Do I call the person I sponsor a sponsee?
@Oldcat - At least in the 12-step world (AA, NA, etc ), where the term sponsee originated, the anonymity of the person in question is sacrosanct, so names are out of the question, and longer phrases such as the person that I am sponsoring quickly become unwieldy in conversation It is an ugly coinage, but in that world it's a necessary one I wouldn't use it outside of that context, though
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