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Her vs Hes - What's the difference?

her | hes |

As determiners the difference between her and hes

is that her is belonging to her while hes is alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; belonging to him.

As pronouns the difference between her and hes

is that her is the form of she used after a preposition or as the object of a verb; that woman, that ship, etc while hes is alternative form of lang=en when pronounced as he's; that that belongs to him.

As a contraction hes is

alternative form of he's|lang=en.

her

English

(wikipedia her)

Alternative forms

*

Determiner

  • Belonging to her.
    • This is her book

    See also

    (English personal pronouns)

    Pronoun

  • The form of she used after a preposition or as the object of a verb; that woman, that ship, etc.
    • Give it to her (after preposition)
    He wrote her a letter (indirect object)
    He treated her for a cold (direct object)
  • * February 1896 , Ground-swells'', by Jeannette H. Walworth, published in ''Lippincott's Monthly Magazine ; page 183:
    • "Then what became of her ?"
    "Her'? Which ‘'''her'''’? The park is full of ‘' hers ’."
    "The lady with the green feathers in her hat. A big Gainsborough hat. I am quite sure it was Miss Hartuff."

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    hes

    English

    Etymology 1

    Alternative spelling of his.

    Alternative forms

    * he's * his

    Determiner

  • (his) when pronounced as he's ; belonging to him.

    • Pronoun

  • when pronounced as he's ; that that belongs to him.

    • Usage notes

    Used in some dialects to represent the (often only occasional) pronunciation of his'' as ''he's'' as both a determiner and a pronoun. Although ''his'' is almost always used, regardless of pronunciation, hes and ''he's are sometimes used.

    Etymology 2

    From he's via a reduction of the apostrophe which is, in turn, a contraction of he is and he has.

    Contraction

    (en-cont)
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