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  1. grammar - Noun order: "He and we..." or "We and he..."? Similarly ...

    John and we got a lot of experience working on the project. or That project's experience really benefited John and us. Clearly, he is mentally separated from the others of us who were on the team, at least …

  2. It was he ... / It was him [duplicate] - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Jan 7, 2016 · It was he who messed up everything. It was him who messed up everything. What is the difference between these two sentences?

  3. contractions - Does "he's" mean both "he is" and "he has"? - English ...

    Feb 23, 2012 · @mplungjan: But "he's an apple" can be mistaken for "he is an apple", while "he has an apple" might be intended. This rule doesn't work generally, therefore it can hardly be called a rule.

  4. grammaticality - Why is this sentence correct? “She suggested that he ...

    The infinitive is definitely required for this meaning; but the tensed form goes is also correct. However, it means something quite different -- it means she said that he attends the cinema regularly.

  5. "He Isn't"/"She Isn't" V.S. "He's Not"/"She's Not" [duplicate]

    No there is not. Or no there's not. :) Isn't is a contraction of "is not". He's/she's is a contraction of "she is/he is". They are just different ways of writing the same sentence.

  6. "He doesn't" vs "He don't" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Worth noting: though the validity of he don’t in various dialects is debatable, I’ve yet to come across a dialect in which he doesn’t isn’t considered correct. In other words, as a non-native speaker it is …

  7. Is using "he" for a gender-neutral third-person correct?

    Jun 19, 2011 · I know there are different opinions on this issue. My question: Is using "he" for a general, gender-neutral third person still in common use for formal writing? By common use I mean, can I …

  8. word choice - "He has yet to" vs. "he is yet to" - English Language ...

    He has yet to receive an appointment. He is yet to receive an appointment. Is there any difference in meaning? Is one more correct than the other?

  9. What is he? vs Who is he? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jul 24, 2018 · What is he? -- Does the question refer to what he is doing for a living? Who is he? -- Does it refer to his name? For example, he is Peter.

  10. word choice - User: She, He, She or He, or They? - English Language ...

    Which you use is a matter of preference, each with its relative merits and issues: "he or she" is unlikely to upset anybody for violating either their ideologies or belief in Victorian grammar, but it's a bit long …