So as grammarians do you think the contracted form of she has should be she 's? More importantly, are there rules for contracting words? Say, if I wanted to express She was as a contraction could it also be she 's or she's: She's* tired *Although is and was are both be verbs, both have tenses relating to different time periods - the present and ...

Nov 8, 2019 · The difference is that she's and similar shortened forms are used in colloquial speech, but not in certain cases. In your example, she is being emphasised.

So when she's is unemphasized there is a small difference in the sound of it. If we tend to emphasize "she has" more than we emphasize "she is", then that might be reflected in the pronunciation of the contraction.

When talking about or referring to someone who could either be a male or a female, I usually write it as (s)he but I have also seen usage like he/she, which also seems correct to me. I use (s)he mo...

She’s can be a contraction for “she is” or “she has.” Thus, both are grammatically correct. As for British usage, Oxford seems to hold that she’s is also a contraction for “she is” and “she has,” so I’d imagine it’s the same in both British and American usage.

No there is not. Or no there's not. :) Isn't is a contraction of "is not". He's/she's is a contraction of "she is/he is". They are just different ways of writing the same sentence.

Sep 1, 2017 · She's a pip! My gosh, what gorgeous hair! Not surprisingly, there are instances from the same period in which speakers use longer forms of pip with the same evident meaning. From Stuart Stone, " Matched by Mail," in the Tacoma [Washington] Times (September 3, 1910): "Oh, Tex—she'll do. She's a pippinoola —that Miss Nellie.

Upon answering the telephone, the person calling asks if Joan is available. If Joan is the person who answered the phone, should she say "This is her" or "This is she"?

Sep 8, 2014 · It may not sound as "natural" but indeed the correct* version is: the moon is as beautiful as she. She is a predicate nominative which is indeed in the subjective case. If you expand the sentence, it becomes clear: the moon is as beautiful as she [is]. Alternately if you said she is as beautiful as the moon. It is clear. Note that "than" another comparative preposition essentially starts a new ...

Firstly, the meaning of "She's 6 feet tall if she's an inch" is not "She is 6 feet tall, which is very tall", but "She's definitely 6 feet tall" or "I'm very sure she's 6 feet tall". That is, it's an emphatic version of "She's [at least] 6 feet tall", with the emphasis being on the truth of the statement, not necessarily the great height.