- Jon and I or Jon and me? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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
- Object pronoun: me and John, or John and me? [closed]
It is formally correct to say 'with John and me' or 'with me and John', but the first one is the preferred style in print or in school (as Peter and John said) 'with me and John' sounds informal because of this style choice Also 'with John and I' is formally incorrect (prepositions in English take the accusative case), but there is a tendency nowadays for people to say it because, by
- Hello [Comma?] John, - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I was taught, lo, many years ago, that you should use a comma before the name of the person (s) you address Therefore, "Hello, John" is correct I've been looking through all of my manuals to find a source I haven't found one yet, but I know that I will find it if I keep looking If you're only communicating with one person, there is no need to use the name, as the recipient of the greeting
- Is I am sat bad English? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Is "I am sat" bad English? I believe it is incorrect and instead either the present continuous I am sitting or the predicate adjective I am seated should be used I hear this quite often, howe
- 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 - 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
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