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 …

Dec 15, 2018 · If the pronoun is seen as a clause reduced to a single element, the choice depends on style. In formal style, it appears as the nominative "she", as in the unreduced clause "He looked the …

Upon answering the telephone, the person calling asks if Joan is available. If Joan is the person who answered the phone, should she say "This is her" or "This is she"?

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. …

3 I saw the following sentence in Vanity Fair, and have been wondering whether 'as if she were' is a better choice than 'as if she had been'. The Lady Blanche avoided her as if she had been an …

"He said, she said" has a sense that not only does an interaction look different from the two sides, but of an imbroglio. There are a couple of moments I can think of that are "he said, she said" ...

That's what she said seems to be a simplification of the phrase said the actress to the bishop, used with similar implications. The phrase dates back to at least 1928, according to the Wikipedia article, as it …

Jul 25, 2018 · 2 She’s can be a contraction for “she is” or “she has.” Thus, both are grammatically correct. As for British usage, Oxford seems to hold that she’s is also a contraction for “she is” and …

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 …

Closed 14 years ago. Possible Duplicates: Is it a good practice to refer to countries, ships etc using the feminine form? When referring to a noun, when does the gender matter? What is the origin of …