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 …

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. …

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?

Nov 5, 2017 · I am an IT degree holder. The basic rule decides whether it's an "a" or an "an" based on how you pronounce the noun. In other-words, because you pronounce "IT" as "eye-tee" it would be …

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 …

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." …

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" ?

Is it correct to write I am Gerardo and I am here. or I am Gerardo and I'm here. Is there any difference between these two statements?

Jul 3, 2015 · But and just as an adverb both mean merely. Although but has negative connotations: but is synonymous with nothing but/nobbut and is interchangeable. I'm but a humble merchant I'm …