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  1. pronunciation - Why is Sean pronounced Shawn? - English Language ...

    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 written with the …

  2. Is the correct format "Good morning, John" or "Good morning John"?

    Apr 22, 2016 · Which of these is in the correct format? Good morning, John. Or Good morning John.

  3. You can contact John, Jane or me (myself) for more information

    Me. Myself is reflexive: it denotes that the person (me) is doing something to that person (myself) and no other. It's not correct to use a reflexive pronoun unless the recipient of the action is the person doing …

  4. and me" or "me and..." - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Possible Duplicate: “Me and my wife” or “my wife and me” I keep seeing that it's just courtesy to put yourself last in a list of nouns. eg. "They went to the game with S...

  5. 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 his …

  6. Is it acceptable to drop the comma in "Thanks, John"?

    The main difference between lying and not using a comma in "Thanks, John", in your analogy, is that lying is a deliberate act of deception that often has negative consequences for the person being lied …

  7. idioms - Why is "You’ve brought a knife to a gun fight" considered to ...

    Jun 22, 2017 · There were references to the origin of the above idiom, my favorite (supported here as well) being from the movie, The Untouchables, wherein Sean Connery utters with contempt, "Isn't …

  8. word order - Object pronoun: me and John, or John and me? - English ...

    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' sounds informal …

  9. punctuation - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    ...And Sean Palmer advises: [Another] problem [with apostrophe usage] is where company names are formed with an apostrophe-s. For example, Lloyd's. Therefore, the possessive of Lloyd's should be …

  10. grammaticality - Is the phrase "for free" correct? - English Language ...

    Aug 16, 2011 · Sean, above, wrote, "free is just a placeholder for $0." I disagree, and this is the point. The term 'for' must be used with a commodity. The use of a commodity, such as 'five dollars', can be …