42 I used to think PM/AM was correct, but at some point, I switched to using p.m./a.m. for reasons I can't recall. I know that in practical, casual writing, people tend to use whatever form is most convenient to …

Apr 27, 2021 · 0 I've always found the use of "am" after "and" to be strange. I believe it's grammatically correct, but in formal e-mails, for examples, I don't like the way it sounds. For instance, in an e-mail I …

Unless I am, I think, missing something completely, this is a classic case where the Ngram is the wrong tool for the job. "I am myself" sounds rather natural, while "I am I" sounds oddly unfamiliar.

Jul 22, 2011 · I know that AM/PM is for ante/post meridiem, but what is it actually called? Meridian indicator? 12 hour indicator? Something way more clever?

I am on it in your first example sounds like a shortened version of I’m on the case, a colloquial way of saying that the speaker is dealing with it. In the context of some kind of dispute, as in your second …

Dec 16, 2011 · I admire and am very interested in the project. which comes from I admire the project and I am very interested in the project. by a perfectly normal application of Conjunction Reduction. …

Mar 10, 2014 · 7 Are is used for plural subjects, whereas am is used for singular subjects. Jim, John, and I is a plural subject (3 people), so the correct form is "Jim, John, and I are going somewhere." …

However, if you want a specific opinion on wording, I would say go with "hello" rather than "hi" and I would say starting with "my name is [name] " sounds professional and somewhat informal yet still …

Ma'am is used where you would use 'sir',for senior officer ranks, in the British police and armed forces. Not sure what you would call a knighted owner of a brothel in BE - possibly "Madam ma'am" ?

Sep 8, 2014 · Whereas: I really am sorry. If you follow the same logic as the first sentence, the word really is placed before am to emphasize that the speaker is truly in the state of being sorry. With the …