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Bookmark or Share- pronouns - Using 'her' vs. 'its' to refer to a country - English ...Historically, "her" was commonly used as a pronoun for not only women, but also for both countries and ships (e.g. sailing vessels). However, that usage has more or less fallen out of favor, and instead "its" has become the preferred pronoun. Nevertheless, you'll still see "she" or "her" used depending on the preferences of the author.
- Is it correct to use "their" instead of "his or her"?In these days of exaggerated care for egalitarianism it is always a conundrum whether to use "his", "her" or "their". And perhaps we should be concerned about egalitarianism. On the other hand, the traditional use of the masculine gender to stand in for both sexes still doesn't seem too outré to me. As a guy, perhaps I am missing something.
- It was she/her who - WordReference Forums• It was her that/who approached me (what most people would instinctively say in everyday speech – although the awkward alliteration of “her who” might make “her that” more likely) • It was her! (fine – similar to “It’s me!”, which Oxford describes as “standard accepted English”) • It was she!
- "Speak to" vs. "Speak with" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchangea1635 R. Sibbes Heavenly Conf. (1656) 15 When he speaks aloof to her, she answereth aloof to him. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ɪɪɪ. xxxv. 216 Commanded by a Voice, as one man speaketh to another. 1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless I. xiv. 165 What reply she made I do not know, being speaking to Wildly at the same time.
- Which is correct: 'as beautiful as her' or 'as beautiful as she'?Both are correct, as while the "as her" version is considered not strictly grammatical, English is not a strict language. In English, grammar is descriptive not prescriptive, so whatever is accepted as correct, is correct. In common speech, it is much more usual to say "as her" or "as me" rather than "as she" or "as I".
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