pronouns - When to use "she's"(short form) and and "she is"(full …
Nov 8, 2019 · I don't think it would ever be proper to end a sentence with "she's" (see the link @JR posted as a comment to your question for a detailed explanation). Other than that, the …
word usage - Reason for the current trend to use «she» as the …
Jun 4, 2011 · 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 …
grammar - Where is she? or Where is she at? - English Language …
Sep 12, 2020 · It is not needed because the questions could be more concisely put as "Where is she/he?". This redundancy, and the efforts of seventeenth and eighteenth century …
pronouns - Referring to objects as "she" - English Language
Sep 18, 2010 · Regarding the usage of "he" in place of "she", this is possible as a backlash against the typical "she" usage: (by a woman) I love my car. He always gets the best service. …
When is it appropriate or disrespectful to refer to someone as "she"?
Aug 23, 2011 · 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 …
"She" or "her" following "no one but"?
No one but she ever made a perfect score on the test. The above sentence is coordinated from the below sentence: No one has ever made a perfect score on the test, but she has made a …
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. …
"Show," "shown," and "showed" - English Language & Usage Stack …
You don't use "she has showed". If you mean to imply that the event happened earlier than another event in the same sentence, you'd use "she had shown" rather than "she has …
Is there a synonym / analogue to "he said, she said" that allows a ...
She wasn't stupid by any stretch; she was quite bright, but just was acting like someone stressed out. (And I might comment that I was impressed by her manners. It's not terribly hard to be …