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  1. pronunciation - Why is Sean pronounced Shawn? - English …

    Dec 27, 2014 · Sean (written "Seán" or "Séan" in Irish) is a Hibernization of the English name "John"; that is, it's a transliteration of "John" into a form which can be pronounced in Irish and …

  2. Why do we pronounce Dean as /diːn/ but Sean as /ʃɒn/?

    18 Sean is an Irish name, and so follows a completely different set of rules. Siobhan is another Irish name with a very non-English pronunciation.

  3. Why are "sugar" and "sure" pronounced with an SH?

    I've noticed many Scottish and Irish Gaelic words to be spelled with an s, followed by a vowel, and pronounced like sh. Think about the way Sean Connery speaks (not to mention how the Se in …

  4. You can contact John, Jane or me (myself) for more information

    Me. Myself is reflexive: it denotes that the person (me) is doing something to that person (myself) and no other. It's not correct to use a reflexive pronoun unless the recipient of the action is the …

  5. and me" or "me and..." - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Possible Duplicate: “Me and my wife” or “my wife and me” I keep seeing that it's just courtesy to put yourself last in a list of nouns. eg. "They went to the game with S...

  6. Is it acceptable to drop the comma in "Thanks, John"?

    The main difference between lying and not using a comma in "Thanks, John", in your analogy, is that lying is a deliberate act of deception that often has negative consequences for the person …

  7. What is the proper way to say possesive with "person X" and self?

    Possible Duplicate: My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner I've never known what the proper way to use a sentence in which you and a specific person (as in you can't just say "our" …

  8. When should "Mom" and "Dad" be capitalized?

    When you are using the word "Dad" to refer to a specific person, it's standing in place of their name, and thus, like their name, would be capitalized. When you're talking about dads in …

  9. Is the correct format "Good morning, John" or "Good morning …

    Apr 22, 2016 · Which of these is in the correct format? Good morning, John. Or Good morning John.

  10. word order - Object pronoun: me and John, or John and me?

    May 4, 2015 · It is formally correct to say 'with John and me' or 'with me and John', but the first one is the preferred style in print or in school (as Peter and John said). 'with me and John' …