Is using he for a gender-neutral third-person correct? 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 expect my
capitalization - Is it religious or merely proper to capitalize He His . . . 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 is a very interesting and good answer It's interesting that the article cited dismisses all opinions
Why does he not? or Why does not he? and why? [duplicate] Why doesn't he? Now Why doesn't he? is just the contracted form of 2: Why does not he? Why doesn't he? So, given that 2 is essentially 3, I'd like to know firstly, which questions are grammatical and which are ungrammatical or awkward I'd like to also know why this is the case - assuming there is some absolute contrast between 2 and 3
punctuation - When is there no comma after he says? - English . . . The comma is necessary when the quotation is being said To use you example: 'He said, "I'll be there in ten minutes ' requires a comma If, however, you're quoting someone mid-sentence you only need the comma if it's a full sentence For a short phrase like "just drive" that fits neatly into the sentence, the comma isn't necessary and neither is the capitalization You always use a comma
Which is recommended preferable between (s)he he she? Yes, both (s)he and he she are acceptable abbreviations for usage where space is at a premium and gender of a person is important s he is not a common abbreviation, and will confuse more users than the other two
word order - Why didnt he vs. Why did not he - English Language . . . 1 1 - It is "Why did he not come to work?" 2 -The shortened form is "Why didn't he come to work?" This is something that confuses learners But almost everybody discovers by reading that in the long form (1) "did" and "not" don't stand together Everybody has to learn this except Germans who say it in the same way I mean the long form
When would you use said he? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange A hundred years ago it also sounded normal to say said he, but customs have changed; we no longer like to use inversion with pronouns It sometimes sounds solemn because archaic language is often used for the express purpose of sounding solemn--but remember that you're reading Tolkien, who loved Old English and modelled his own writing after it