He (letter), the fifth letter of the Semitic abjads He (pronoun), a pronoun in Modern English He (kana), one of the Japanese kana (へ in hiragana and ヘ in katakana)
Ge (Cyrillic), a Cyrillic letter called He in Ukrainian
Hebrew language (ISO 639-1 language code: he)
Places
He County, Anhui, China He River, or Hejiang (贺江), a tributary of the Xi River in Guangxi and Guangdong
Hebei, abbreviated as HE, a province of China (Guobiao abbreviation HE)
Hessen, abbreviated as HE, a state of Germany
People
He (surname), Chinese surname, sometimes transcribed Hé or Ho; includes a list of notable individuals so named
Zheng He (1371–1433), Chinese admiral He (和) and He (合), collectively known as 和合二仙 (He-He er xian, "Two immortals He"), two Taoist immortals known as the "Immortals of Harmony and Unity"
Immortal Woman He, or He Xiangu, one of the Eight Immortals of Taoism
Arts, entertainment, and media
"He" (short story), a 1926 short story by H. P. Lovecraft
"He", a 1927 short story by Katherine Anne Porter He (film), a 2012 Irish film
"He" (song), a 1955 Christian song written by Jack Richards and Richard Mullan
"He", a song by Jars of Clay from the 1995 album Jars of Clay (album) He, a novel by John Connolly about Stan Laurel HE..., a 2011 film
Food
Hé (Chinese pastry)
Acronyms
His Eminence, a religious title
His or Her Excellency, a political title
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Hektoen enteric agar, used in microbiology to identify certain organisms
Helium, symbol He, a chemical element
Hemagglutinin esterase, a viral protein
Hematoxylin and eosin stain, a popular staining method in histology
Hepatic encephalopathy
High explosive
Holocene Era or Human Era, the year count system of the Holocene calendar
Holocene Epoch, its rough equivalent
Homomorphic encryption
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High-explosive anti-tank, or HEAT
High-explosive incendiary, or HEI
High-explosive incendiary/armor-piercing ammunition, or HEIAP
Other uses
Heathrow Express, an airport rail link between London Heathrow Airport and Paddington
Heinkel Flugzeugwerke (in aircraft model prefixes)
Higher education
Hurricane Electric, a global Internet service provider He, the middle ranking threat level for abnormalities in the Korean video game Lobotomy Corporation
grammar - "It is he" versus "it is him" - English Language & Usage ...
It is he I relate to most of all. Or, It is him I relate to most of all. I believe that in neither of the two sentences do the words "him" or "he" act as a relative pronoun, for the simple reason that they are not relative pronouns. Instead, both sentences have an implicit relative pronoun.
Is using "he" for a gender-neutral third-person correct?
Jun 19, 2011 · Further discussion including specific arguments against 'purportedly sex-neutral he' and 'she' is found on pp. 491-495, noting they are often systematically avoided for good reasons, and marking them with the % sign ('grammatical in some dialect(s) only'). It also offers further avoidance strategies, including plural and first-person antecedents.
"He doesn't" vs "He don't" - English Language & Usage Stack …
He doesn't eat meat. He don't eat meat. And remove the contraction: He does not eat meat. He do not eat meat. Now we can see very clearly that the latter is grammatically incorrect. Whether you should use doesn't or don't depends on whether the subject is singular or plural: He doesn't speak French. They don't speak French.
How to correctly apply "in which", "of which", "at which", "to which ...
He /spoke of/ war and peace and many other topics that day. The topic /of which he spoke/ was complex. The verb here that means to speak about a topic is /to speak/ of a topic/: to mention. The party /at which/ he spoke/ was noisy. Phrase: A party is held /at a place/. It is implied. The situation /in which/ we found ourselves was dire.
tenses - Using "have ran" or "have run" - English Language
May 22, 2017 · I was editing a piece recently and saw this structure "Once you have ran the process, you ..." I have always used "have run", but wasn't sure if "have ran" is acceptable in modern English.
"request" or "request for" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Dec 18, 2022 · The noun request takes a for to introduce the object of the request, but the verb request just takes an object; no preposition required: He requested a double Scotch/his request for a double Scotch. – John Lawler
differences - Didn't used to or didn't use to? - English Language ...
Apr 18, 2017 · [1] He didn't use to smoke [2] He didn't used to smoke. Only [1] is correct. The uncertainty about which form to use probably arises because the "used to" in [2] is pronounced with a single /t/ and hence is homophonous with the "use to" in [1].
"to advocate" vs "to advocate for" - English Language & Usage …
Nov 16, 2019 · " Sometimes, V + DO and V + P + PO are both perfectly acceptable constructions (eg "He appealed [against] the decision"). We need say '(50 +x)% of the panel actually considered the intransitive usage, with the transitivising preposition for, the more acceptable one when referencing persons / people groups rather than ideologies / practices'.
word choice - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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Is it "quit" or "quitted"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Plato quitted Athens, where he was adored as a god ... I quitted Manchester, I quitted Mrs. +++++, I quitted +++++ hall ..... you have not quitted the path of virtue ... Although this usage seems to have declined markedly. This can be seen in …
