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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. When should "Mom" and "Dad" be capitalized? - English …

    You may need something like "our Sean" as there is more than one person in the world called "Sean", but there is only (normally) one person that anyone calls "Dad".

  4. 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 …

  5. Difference between "sleeping with Sean Parker" and "sleeping on …

    The latter is almost certainly the intended sense here— Amy says she slept with Sean as a euphemism for sex, but to Sean the sex was forgettable; her actually sleeping on top of him is …

  6. Comma positioning between title and name and conjunction

    Apr 7, 2020 · Which is the proper way to write this sentence: Rmt, LLC will be managed by Sally Red, CEO and Sean Brown, COO. OR Rmt, LLC will be managed by Sally Red CEO, and …

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

    You'll need to complete a few actions and gain 15 reputation points before being able to upvote. Upvoting indicates when questions and answers are useful. What's reputation and how do I …

  8. Object pronoun: me and John, or John and me? [closed]

    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' …

  9. What's the difference between "eldest" and "oldest"?

    @Sean Patrick Floyd: You're welcome. Well, in strict grammatical terms, the sentence Remove eldest entry is incorrect, considering the definition of eldest. However, this is propriety …

  10. etymology - Origin of 'a rising tide lifts all boats' - English ...

    Feb 26, 2015 · 0 "We are the Port of Virginia", a 46-page glossy-covered newspaper insert inside the Daily Press October 5, 2008 issue, had a full color inside back cover with the quote "The …