
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 …
“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 …
punctuation - Is the correct format "Good morning, John" or …
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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:
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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? …
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.