Typically i use the wrong one, or i use them when i'm not supposed to. The expression i'm in or count me in mean that you wish to be included in a proposed activity I'm going to the bar Anyone else coming? count me in! i believe the expression may originate from gambling, possibly poker, or some other card game where players are dealt a hand and then decide whether they are playing on by saying that they are either in or out I am out of the office until 09/15/2014 Does this mean he will be available on the morning of the 15th?
Which reflexive pronouns are used with 'on behalf of' Having identified a fairly strong preference for of my wife and i/me/myself over of i/me/myself and my wife, let's drop my wife out of the equation and focus on which reflexive pronouns are most commonly used in the expression on behalf of i/me/myself. here is the ngram chart for on behalf of myself (blue line) versus on behalf. I am from india and not a native english speaker I do often hear people introducing themselves like hello everyone This is james is it an acceptable form in native english When i make a call to get some information regarding a matter, i generally start the conversation with hello, i would like to inquire about something. is this a correct usage
Is the sender back on thursday or still out of office (o.o.o.) on thursday and only back on friday To me, they sound interchangeable So, i am confident of my abilities. i am confident in my abilities. however, i'd like to know from people here at english stackexchange as well (a) feeling good is the usual phrase (b) feeling is not a verb of being There are no such things
Rather, feeling is a sense verb, representing personal sensory perception and its metaphoric extension (as in feeling sorry) (c) feeling well means 'feeling not sick', in a discourse where sickness is a topic Don't believe everything you read in old grammar books. The meaning of the prefixes is the same (negation the adverb), but they are still different prefixes.
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