
contractions - Does "he's" mean both "he is" and "he has"?
2012年2月23日 · Yes and no. You do use "he's" for "he is" and "he has". You do use "he's got something" for "he has got something."
"Here's looking at you, kid" meaning?
2015年1月27日 · The toast goes back more than half a century before the scriptwriters of Casablanca used it in 1942.. From Anonymous, A Holiday Skip to the Far West (1884), we …
meaning - Did not get William Shakespeare's quote - "A fool …
2015年10月27日 · A very well known quote by William Shakespeare A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. The first half is okay - a fool thinks himself to …
grammar - "It is he" versus "it is him" - English Language & Usage ...
Which of these sentences is correct? It is he I relate to most of all. Or, It is him I relate to most of all. I believe that in neither of the two sentences do the words "him" or "he" act a...
Usage of "he himself" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2010年10月19日 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
Word that describes someone that causes his own misfortune
2013年9月4日 · In The Netherlands there is a writer, poet and performer known as Johnny the Selfkicker. Paraphrasing Wikipedia, the Selfkicker "has proven to be worthy of his name …
Difference between "was already" and "has already been"
2016年1月13日 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
meaning - What does "a bit of a tartar" mean? - English Language ...
2016年3月29日 · Recently, a woman I know who lives in England (OK, she's my fiancee, if you want to know), wrote to me and described someone she knows as "a bit of a tartar".
"request" or "request for" - English Language & Usage Stack …
2022年12月18日 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
conjunctions - "All but" idiom has two meanings? - English …
It seems that I'm late to the party, but can you elaborate on how to distinguish between the two meanings. Here's an excerpt from the NYT: "In September, Hurricane Maria struck Puerto …