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  1. 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 …

  2. 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. 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. …

  5. 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

  6. 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?

  7. and I am/are… - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Mar 10, 2014 · 7 Are is used for plural subjects, whereas am is used for singular subjects. Jim, John, and I is a plural subject (3 people), so the correct form is "Jim, John, and I are going somewhere." …

  8. 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.

  9. "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 …

  10. Madam vs. Ma'am - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Ma'am is used where you would use 'sir',for senior officer ranks, in the British police and armed forces. Not sure what you would call a knighted owner of a brothel in BE - possibly "Madam ma'am" ?