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  1. word usage - Reason for the current trend to use «she» as the gender ...

    Jun 4, 2011 · Taken from the Free Online Dictionary: Usage Note: Using she as a generic or gender-neutral singular pronoun is more common than might be expected, given the continuing debate …

  2. Is it correct to say your pronouns are "she/they" or should it be "she ...

    Aug 23, 2024 · In short, "she/they" is the most common way for a person to indicate that they go by "she/her" or "they/them" pronouns, likely with a preference for the former. It is not incorrect. Note: …

  3. She was "in" or "on" the show? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    She was in on the drama when the conman showed up at the stage door. If you are an actor in something, it's in: She was in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. She was in the movie Cat On a Hot Tin Roof. …

  4. 「葉公好龍」中的「葉」讀作 yè 还是 shè - 知乎

    民国年间以至上世纪60年代,都依传统习惯读作shè,后来大陆多读作yè,台湾则仍其旧贯。那么到底“叶”字读音应该是什么?为什么会产生这样的差异呢?这是我们教授的一个小论文题目以下是我从姓氏 …

  5. Where is she? or Where is she at? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Sep 12, 2020 · The " at " is redundant. It is not needed because the questions could be more concisely put as " Where is she/he?". This redundancy, and the efforts of seventeenth and eighteenth century …

  6. 如何评价SHE中三位的唱功? - 知乎

    如何评价SHE中三位的唱功? 觉得三人音色各有特色,小时候很喜欢,现在田馥甄也很火,在垦丁听过他们现场,突然发现她们各自实力其实都蛮强,合唱更是超级好听所以从专业角度来看她们的唱功… …

  7. pronouns - Referring to objects as "she" - English Language & Usage ...

    Sep 18, 2010 · Sometimes people are referring to mechanical objects as "she": I love my car. She always gets the best service. Are there any rules when it is appropriate to use "she" instead of it, and …

  8. Which is recommended/preferable between '(s)he' & 'he/she'?

    0 Yes, both (s)he and he/she are acceptable abbreviations for usage where space is at a premium and gender of a person is important. s/he is not a common abbreviation, and will confuse more users …

  9. When is it appropriate or disrespectful to refer to someone as "she"?

    Aug 23, 2011 · My boss has asked me not to refer to her as she because she says it's disrespectful. After I refer to her by her proper name or by her title, isn't it appropriate to refer to her as she?

  10. Why does the contraction "she's" mean she is or she has?

    So my question is should she has be contracted as she 's in the above example like in the examples found from google ngram to avoid confusion? Google ngram hasn't been exactly consistent about …