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  1. grammar - Jon and I or Jon and me? - English Language & Usage …

    Sep 18, 2014 · In the one referring to you, if 'me' sounds correct, use 'Jon and me', if 'I' works, use 'Jon and I'. A couple of examples to illustrate: He gave the money to Jon and (I/me). Try it …

  2. “John Doe”, “Jane Doe” - Why are they used many times?

    Apr 12, 2017 · John Doe is very generic, rolls off the tongue, and in colloquy is not easily mistaken for a known person, like "John Smith" might be (there was at least one very famous …

  3. punctuation - Is the correct format "Good morning, John" or …

    Apr 22, 2016 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …

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

    It is acceptable to drop the comma. Searching the following sources for "Thanks [noun]" (where possible), or "Thanks John" (where not) reveals that both are in extremely common use:

  5. Do I need a comma when I want to write "Good morning John"?

    Apr 16, 2020 · Definitely include the comma. 'Good morning' is the declarative statement, the core of the sentence fragment. 'John' is a qualifier, a separate add-on that clarifies who speaker is …

  6. Where did "I'm Jonesing" get its meaning from?

    Location-based folk etymologies. I am not persuaded by the claim (evidently proposed by the Online Rap Dictionary some 37 years after the earliest instance of jones that Lighter cites) that …

  7. What is the correct way to say "either with John or myself"?

    Aug 31, 2013 · Which of the following is correct? (This is to confirm the number of people for an event I am hosting with someone else.) A. Until then, if you all could confirm your attendance …

  8. pronouns - When is it correct to use "yourself" and "myself" …

    Using "yourself" and "ourselves" in these contexts is incorrect. "Yourself," "ourselves," and "myself" are reflexive pronouns, correctly used when the subject/actor of the sentence and the …

  9. phrase requests - Gender-neutral "Jane Doe" / "John Doe"

    Mar 29, 2019 · Is there a gender-neutral alternative to "Jane Doe" / "John Doe"? I would like to provide an example of signed form, but how to avoid using gender when it comes to names? …

  10. present perfect - "have been working" vs. "have worked" - English ...

    Mar 18, 2013 · What is the difference between the following two sentences? I have been working here for 20 years. I have worked here for 20 years.

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