pronunciation - Why is Sean pronounced Shawn? - English …
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 …
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.
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" …
You can contact John, Jane or me (myself) for more information
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punctuation - Is the correct format "Good morning, John" or …
Apr 22, 2016 · Which of these is in the correct format? Good morning, John. Or Good morning John.
Difference between "sleeping with Sean Parker" and "sleeping on …
The latter is almost certainly the intended sense here— Amy says she slept with Sean as a euphemism for sex, but to Sean the sex was forgettable; her actually sleeping on top of him is …
Object pronoun: me and John, or John and me? [closed]
May 4, 2015 · It is formally correct to say 'with John and me' or 'with me and John', but the first one is the preferred style in print or in school (as Peter and John said). 'with me and John' …
When should "Mom" and "Dad" be capitalized? - English …
You may need something like "our Sean" as there is more than one person in the world called "Sean", but there is only (normally) one person that anyone calls "Dad".
present perfect - "have been working" vs. "have worked" - English ...
Mar 6, 2013 · What is the difference between the following two sentences? I have been working here for 20 years. I have worked here for 20 years. The present perfect tense is used for …
british english - Is it "Myself and _____", "_____ and myself", or ...
Jul 21, 2018 · Yes, but Lucy isn’t intensified by myself. This isn’t like splitting an infinitive or ending a sentence with a preposition. People do speak this way, but people make grammatical …