
pronunciation - Why is Sean pronounced Shawn? - English …
Dec 27, 2014 · Sean (written "Seán" or "Séan" in Irish) is a Hibernization of the English name "John"; that is, it's a transliteration of "John" into a form which can be pronounced in Irish and …
Why do we pronounce Dean as /diːn/ but Sean as /ʃɒn/?
18 Sean is an Irish name, and so follows a completely different set of rules. Siobhan is another Irish name with a very non-English pronunciation.
Difference between "sleeping with Sean Parker" and "sleeping on …
1 Sleep on is a play of words here. You didn't know Sean Parker when you saw him -- you must have been sleeping all this while (you were unaware of developments related to Sean Parker).
What is the proper way to say possesive with "person X" and self?
Possible Duplicate: My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner I've never known what the proper way to use a sentence in which you and a specific person (as in you can't just say "our" …
You can contact John, Jane or me (myself) for more information
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punctuation - Is the correct format "Good morning, John" or …
Apr 22, 2016 · Which of these is in the correct format? Good morning, John. Or Good morning John.
Is it acceptable to drop the comma in "Thanks, John"?
Commenting 12 years later… From the perspective of descriptive linguistics, I would say that "Thanks John" is used by native speakers, moreso "Thanks John!" When you use it, don't use …
Why are "sugar" and "sure" pronounced with an SH?
I've noticed many Scottish and Irish Gaelic words to be spelled with an s, followed by a vowel, and pronounced like sh. Think about the way Sean Connery speaks (not to mention how the Se in …
Compound possessives and yours - English Language & Usage …
Sep 22, 2015 · which is correct: Thank you for your and your team's time or Thank you for yours and your team's time and should (or does it make a difference if) I place commas before and …
Object pronoun: me and John, or John and me? [closed]
May 4, 2015 · It is formally correct to say 'with John and me' or 'with me and John', but the first one is the preferred style in print or in school (as Peter and John said). 'with me and John' …