- grammar - Jon and I or Jon and me? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
In the one referring to you, if 'me' sounds correct, use 'Jon and me', if 'I' works, use 'Jon and I' A couple of examples to illustrate: He gave the money to Jon and (I me) Try it using only you: He gave the money to me As you can see, 'me' is the winner because using 'I' here would be horrid Jon and (I me) are going to see a play
- How to use the term carbon copy in business emails?
As per Jon Hanna's second example, you can also use this parenthetically: My manager (copied) will need to provide approval My manager (copied in) will need to provide approval As per MT_Head's comment you may also see "copy on", although to me it sounds more natural to use "copy in on": I've copied my manager on this email as
- Where did Im Jonesing get its meaning from?
Location-based folk etymologies I am not persuaded by the claim (evidently proposed by the Online Rap Dictionary some 37 years after the earliest instance of jones that Lighter cites) that jones originally alluded to Jones Alley in Manhattan
- punctuation - Is the correct format Good morning, John or Good . . .
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- Is it acceptable to drop the comma in Thanks, John?
It is acceptable to drop the comma Searching the following sources for "Thanks [noun]" (where possible), or "Thanks John" (where not) reveals that both are in extremely common use:
- At hand vs on hand vs in hand - English Language Usage Stack . . .
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- Do I need a comma when I want to write Good morning John?
Definitely include the comma 'Good morning' is the declarative statement, the core of the sentence fragment 'John' is a qualifier, a separate add-on that clarifies who speaker is directing statement t
- abbreviations - What is the rule for shortening peoples names? (E. g . . .
Maybe John is just John and not short for Jonathan And whether Jonathan goes to John or Jon, or nothing at all, you never know Or maybe he’s a Johnny Or a Jack Or a Jackie A James might not have a shortcut at all, or it could be a Jim or Jimmy, or Jamie or Jaime, or even a Jamesy And sometimes he’s a Jay
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