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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 "This is from xxx" correct usage? - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    I placed a phone call and introduced myself this way: "Hi, This is from " and a coworker pointed out that the sentence is grammatically wrong. While I understand that it sounds a bit weird, I'm

  3. "A classmate and I was" vs "A classmate and I were"

    The verb were agrees with the plural subject, "A classmate and I". The singular "student" should be plural "students" in both examples. You might say "I was one of the first two x students to be …

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

    Commenting 12 years later… From the perspective of descriptive linguistics, I would say that "Thanks John" is used by native speakers, moreso "Thanks John!" When you use it, don't use a comma if in …

  5. What is the proper way to say possesive with "person X" and self?

    Possible Duplicate: My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner I've never known what the proper way to use a sentence in which you and a specific person (as in you can't just say "our" be...

  6. Is estimatedly a word? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 16, 2020 · A Defining History of the American Film Musical Genre, Sean Griffin, Wiley, 2017; Population Stabilization Through District Action Plans, Charan D. Wadhva, India, 2003; Supplement …

  7. 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...

  8. Why do we pronounce Dean as /diːn/ but Sean as /ʃɒn/?

    18 Sean is an Irish name, and so follows a completely different set of rules. Siobhan is another Irish name with a very non-English pronunciation.

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

    You'll need to complete a few actions and gain 15 reputation points before being able to upvote. Upvoting indicates when questions and answers are useful. What's reputation and how do I get it? …

  10. 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 …