
AM/PM vs a.m./p.m. vs am/pm - English Language & Usage Stack …
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 …
grammar - A better way to phrase "I am ____ and am _____" - English ...
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 …
word usage - I am an (or a?) IT degree holder - English Language ...
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 …
formality - Is “am” ever proper English without an “I” somewhere …
For a long time, I have been convinced that the use of the word am without the word I either before or after it is incorrect. For instance, saying Am going all by itself. However, I recently ran a
I <verb> and am <rest of sentence> - English Language & Usage Stack ...
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. …
grammaticality - "I am I", "I am myself", or "I am me"? - English ...
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.
"I am on it" vs. "I am at it" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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 …
What's the difference between "I'm" and "I am"? [closed]
Apr 26, 2015 · 2 'I'm' is merely a contraction of 'I am'. From Wikipedia: A contraction is a shortened version of the written and spoken forms of a word, syllable, or word group, created by omission of …
Is there any difference on the use of I'm and I am? [duplicate]
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?
Difference of "I am just an ABC" vs "I am but a XYZ"
Jul 3, 2015 · I'm just a humble merchant I'm but a humble merchant However I wonder if there is some subtle difference between those two variants I am missing. From the contexts I found the variants in, …