Jul 24, 2018 · What is he? -- Does the question refer to what he is doing for a living? Who is he? -- Does it refer to his name? For example, he is Peter.

Jan 7, 2016 · It was he who messed up everything. It was him who messed up everything. What is the difference between these two sentences?

Jun 19, 2011 · I know there are different opinions on this issue. My question: Is using "he" for a general, gender-neutral third person still in common use for formal writing? By common use I mean, can I …

Dec 13, 2025 · He was swimming alone far from shore and had cramps. He realized he was in danger and prayed to "god". The magazine received many complaint letters about the lack of a capital. This …

Dec 1, 2014 · Moreover, this question isn't about the politics of "it" versus he/she/they, it's about the way they can be replaced with other pronouns or noun phrases.

Jun 9, 2024 · Why do you think that He doesn't know him from his schooldays means that he does know him? It would only have that sense if you added something like In fact, he first met him at university.

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The case of he/him should depend on other considerations, such as, the proper case after the linking verb, "is". It should be simply a matter of which is more correct, It is he Or, It is him My Latin …

Jul 12, 2022 · I came across the following sentence in a book I am reading: He, like her, did not die a natural death. Should it be 'she' instead of 'her', since both 'he' and 'she' are performing the action (d...

Feb 11, 2020 · He who is very archaic and shouldn't be used; it occurs most often in oracular pronouncements and proverbs. The one who is less formal, but still not as normal as using …