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Luigi
'She' vs 'Her' I just saw the movie 'Her' (impressive btw) and i thought at the song 'She' (amazing song) and i wondered what's the difference, in semantic way, for a native english speaker when you see something entitled 'she' and 'her'
28 jan. 2014 23:45
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I think there's a subtle suggestion that "she" is more of an active protagonist (since as Lewis says "she" is a subject pronoun), whereas "her" is more passive, possibly a person of interest for the actual protagonist or an important plot device (since "her" is a direct object word to which something does something). This analysis might not apply to these examples; it's just a thought. I haven't seen the movie or heard the song, but it would be an interesting comparison.
29 januari 2014
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It's actually quite an interesting question, I'd never thought about it before. In fact, if a song was entitled either "She" or "Her" I wouldn't really distinguish in my head between them, except that I think "She" sounds a little bit more poetic and sexy, almost. I think that might just be because "she" is a nicer-sounding word than "her", but I wouldn't say that there's any difference in meaning - just as me is the object pronoun of I, her is the object pronoun of she.
28 januari 2014
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