word usage - Reason for the current trend to use «she» as the …
2011年6月4日 · Usage Note: Using she as a generic or gender-neutral singular pronoun is more common than might be expected, given the continuing debate regarding the parallel use of he. …
Which is correct: "This is her" or "This is she"? [duplicate]
For "it is she" pleads that this is probably closer to historical usage, when the ancestor of modern English still had cases, which were most probably applied as in "it is she". // Note that "illa id …
When is it appropriate or disrespectful to refer to someone as "she"?
2011年8月23日 · Referring to someone as "he" or "she" while they are present is jarring to me, but the example of using someone's name over and over again is not necessary. Let's say I …
When to use "is" and "was" for thing that has happened?
As such, it gives information about the subject (She, The transaction). The use of the past tense would imply, for example that "She is not married anymore", and consequently single again. …
"Agree on" vs. "agree with" vs. "agree to" - English Language
2012年7月6日 · You use "agree to" to imply that a request was made and that the person towards whom the request was directed responded positively to that request -- i.e., he/she agreed to …
I'd、you'd、he'd、we'd、they'd 中，'d省略的是 would，还是 had …
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colloquialisms - He's good people. Just him. The one guy - English ...
2011年5月12日 · If she struggled with other irregular plurals, I'd infer she'd intended to use the singular and stumbled into an idiomatic expression by accident. – CynicallyNaive Commented …
"I'm well" vs. "I'm good" vs. "I'm doing well", etc
2010年8月13日 · The greeting How are you? is asking How are you doing in general? — How are you? I'm well. [Misunderstood the question.] because well as an adjective which means: in …
grammaticality - Behave as if it was or it were - English Language ...
Compare also She acts as if she hated me and She acts as if she hates me (=[40.iii]). The latter conveys that the way she acts suggests that she does hate me and may well do so, whereas …
Is it "quit" or "quitted"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
What is the correct (grammatical) simple past and past participle form of the verb quit? Is it quit or quitted? She quitted her job. (She has quitted her job.) She quit her job. (She has quit her...