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' sounds very formal. 'It is him' is grammatically correct and is in common usage. HE is used for subjects and predicate nominatives. HIM is used for objects of preposition, direct objects and indirect objects. You could rephrase the sentence: I relate to him most of all.
Is using "he" for a gender-neutral third-person correct?
Jun 19, 2011 · My question: Is using "he" for a general, gender-neutral third person still in common use for formal writing? By common use I mean, can I expect my paper not to be penalised because I use "he" as pronoun for "a student", etc.? I think "he/she" is too clumsy and I am not comfortable with singular they.
"He doesn't" vs "He don't" - English Language & Usage Stack …
He doesn't speak French. They don't speak French. Although used in movies and songs, "he don't" is still a grammatical mistake. It is often made in Ebonics, accents from the American states "in the South", and is very common in accents from languages where verbs are not pluralized. Share Improve this answer Follow edited Apr 13, 2017 at 12:38 ...
"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.
differences - Didn't used to or didn't use to? - English Language ...
Apr 18, 2017 · Here is a question that has been nagging me for a few years: Which is the right usage: "Didn't used to" or "didn't use to?" Examples: We lived on the coast for years but we didn't use to go to the
word choice - Is "errored" correct usage? - English Language
I think the author clarifies what he meant by saying that it can also be called "throwing an error". Also, what would be the use of have a message about a program "erring" on a certain line, if the "error" is not in the computer sense?
Is it "quit" or "quitted"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
I would use quit, as it is more readily understood by people. Dictionary.com indicates that both are plausible. Merriam Webster says the same. Looking through Google books, quitted seems to be used synonymously with left, e.g., Plato quitted Athens, where he was adored as a god ...
"to advocate" vs "to advocate for" - English Language & Usage …
Nov 16, 2019 · At first I wanted to ask this question in "ell.stackexchange.com", but then I came across the next article and understood that using " for " with " to advocate " can cause disagreements even for the native speakers: thefreedictionary.com: The standard form of the verb "advocate" is transitive, meaning "endorse" or "argue for," as in " The teacher advocated a new educational technique ", which ...
single word requests - What's the meaning of "she is a real pip ...
Sep 1, 2017 · Could it be from Dickens' "Great Expectations"? The character, Pip (short for Philip Pirrip), demonstrates the qualities which would make someone "a pip". He underestimates others, overestimates himself, gets up to a lot of trouble but is still well liked by most.
differences - "Participate at" vs "Participate in" - English Language ...
Oct 18, 2012 · Can we use both "participate at" and "participate in" interchangeably? Is there a difference between the two if any?
