When a word ends in 's' or 'x', do you add 's or just an
2016年1月2日 · One would certainly say "Alex's" and not "Alex'." For names ending in the letter s, either just ' or 's is acceptable, although I believe that 's is more common with the plain ' being reserved for plurals that end in s. For example, one would say "That is Dolores's car," but you would say "That is the lions' pen."
personal pronouns - "than her" versus "than she" - English …
2018年8月23日 · "Alex is more soft-spoken than she." "Alex is more soft-spoken than her friend." Now, append the word "is" to the above two sentences: "Alex is more soft-spoken than she is." "Alex is more soft-spoken than her friend is." They still make sense, although neither is considered good writing (they aren't wrong, per se, but they ain't great shakes ...
What's a polite way of asking "who are you?" on the phone?
2018年3月16日 · Say, you're working in a company. The phone rings and you pick it up. On the other line, someone wants to speak to one of your co-workers. You want to tell your co-worker who this person is. I think
Should I write "X and I", "X and me", "I and X", or "me and X" in a ...
A question was asked in one of my friend's interview. The question was to determine the right form from the below sentences. Q. Correct form of English: Samuel was with Susan and I Sa...
"Hello, This is" vs "My Name is" or "I am" in self introduction
2017年12月1日 · Having said that, I think there is a tinge of racism to not accept e.g. "Myself X" as proper English. My reason for this is no one says that calling a friend "mate" or "dude" is annoying or wrong english.
"is getting" vs "will get" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Alex gets married next month is equally valid. If you want to call that "present tense" you can, but next month clearly establishes that Alex's marriage lies in the future (it's not happening now). –
articles - Should it be "I went to hot springs", "I went to a hot ...
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Is there a difference between 'sit at home' and 'stay at home'?
2024年12月23日 · Alex, can you edit the question so that what is now in its title (is there a difference between sit at home and stay at home?) is incorporated into the body of the question? – jsw29 Commented Dec 22, 2024 at 18:10
What is the difference between "me neither" and "me either"?
2014年9月16日 · Alex: Neither, thank you. Kris: Me neither. However, if the response is in agreement to a negative statement, then me either is more common, generally. Negative statement: Terry: I didn't like the movie last night. Alex: Me either.
introduction to vs introduction into (which is correct?)
2015年12月23日 · I would like to know the difference between "introduction to" vs "introduction into". I feel the former is the right choice in the following sentence, This chapter provides an introduction to Ma...