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  1. 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.

  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. "It is he" versus "it is him" [duplicate] - English Language & Usage ...

    The case of he/him should depend on other considerations, such as, the proper case after the linking verb, "is". It should be simply a matter of which is more correct, It is he Or, It is him My Latin …

  4. 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.

  5. "Where he is" vs "Where is he" [closed] - English Language & Usage ...

    3 Where is he? Do you know where he is? Yes, I know where he is. The natural subject-predicate order is inverted in special questions (those beginning with an interrogative pronoun such as what, where, …

  6. punctuation - "He then" vs "Then He" vs "Then, He" -- conjunctive ...

    May 10, 2019 · As far as I understand, you use a semi-colon to separate main clauses joined by conjunctive adverbs (however, therefore, moreover, nevertheless, then, thus). And, when you use a …

  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. Difference between "where is he from" and "where he is from"

    Oct 16, 2014 · 2 To convert the statement He is from the USA. into a Yes/No question, one moves the first auxiliary verb (is in this example; all forms of be are auxiliaries) to a position before the subject …

  9. Which is recommended/preferable between '(s)he' & 'he/she'?

    Yes, both (s)he and he/she are acceptable abbreviations for usage where space is at a premium and gender of a person is important. s/he is not a common abbreviation, and will confuse more users …

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

    Grammatically, for he/she/it we use "does" or "doesn't" like in, He doesn't eat meat. but these days I'm observing the usage of the above sentence (especially in American movies) like this, He don't eat …