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I’m a big real-life laugher, and in recent years, in e-mails, chats, and texts, I’ve become a big “haha”-er. You say something hilarious, I’ll write a few “ha”s. That’s how I e-laugh. I realize that this isn’t especially dignified. My “haha”s make me look the way I do in party photos: open-mouthed, loud, a little vulgar. Writing “hahaha” makes you look deranged, but, then again, so does laughing. I’ve accepted this state of affairs, and my friends have, too, for the most part. I like a good-faith representation of how much laughing we’re doing and how hard we’re doing it. Some of my friends are above it—they don’t “ha” much or at all, which makes me self-conscious. They accept an amusing back-and-forth as a normal course of events and press on hilariously, without a lot of ha-ha goofery. I can’t do that. Even among those regal beagles, I have to laugh away. The terms of e-laughter—“ha ha,” “ho ho,” “hee hee,” “heh”—are implicitly understood by just about everybody. But, in recent years, there’s been an increasingly popular newcomer: “hehe.” Not surprisingly, it’s being foisted upon us by youth. What does it mean? Let’s start with the fundamentals. The basic unit of written laughter, which we’ve long known from books and comics, is “ha.” The “ha” is like a Lego, a building block, with which we can construct more elaborate hilarity. It sounds like a real laugh. Ha! The “ha” is transparent, like “said.” If you’re chatting or texting, a single “ha” means that a joke has occurr...

Usage Note: Historically, the pronouns he, him, and his have been used as generic or gender-neutral singular pronouns, as in A novelist should write about what he knows best and No one seems to take any pride in his work anymore. Since the early 1900s, however, this usage has been criticized for being sexist in its assumption that the male is representative of everyone. As long ago as 1987, a majority of the Usage Panel indicated that they preferred to avoid the generic use of he. Certainly the avoidance of this usage has become common at all levels of formality. Typical strategies for doing so include using the plural (that is, avoiding the singular entirely), so they is used instead of he. This is probably the easiest solution. (The matter of using they to refer to singular antecedents is addressed in the usage note at the entry for they in this dictionary.) Writers can also employ compound and coordinate forms such as he/she or he or she, though these constructions can be cumbersome in sustained use. Some writers, especially in academic contexts, use she in alteration with he to balance the genders, or they use she exclusively, in what might be seen as a pointed overturning of tradition. The writer who chooses to use generic he and its inflected forms in the face of the strong trend away from that usage may be viewed as deliberately calling attention to traditional gender roles or may simply appear to be insensitive. · In certain sentences, the generic pronoun can simpl...

• breed • clade • class • cliff edge • femaleness • genera • genus • holotype • intergeneric • male • order • paramecium • phylum • related • same-gender • she • speciesism • strain • suborder • xenotransplantation (Definition of he from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) • is he/she for real? idiom • he/she deserves whatever/everything he/she gets idiom • kick/hit someone when he/she is down idiom • what is she/he like?, at what are you like? idiom • do you/did you/does he, etc. actually? idiom • he who laughs last, laughs longest/best idiom • I'll, he'll, etc. have you know idiom Bilingual Dictionaries • English–Dutch Dutch–English • English–French French–English • English–German German–English • English–Indonesian Indonesian–English • English–Italian Italian–English • English–Japanese Japanese–English • English–Norwegian Norwegian–English • English–Polish Polish–English • English–Portuguese Portuguese–English • English–Spanish Spanish–English

1955 single by Al Hibbler "He" "Breeze (Blow My Baby Back To Me)" Released Length 3: 02 Lyrics: Richard Mullan Music:Jack Richards " (1955) " He" (1955) " (1955) " He" is a song about The music was written by Jack Richards, with lyrics by Richard Mullan. The song was originally published by Avas Music Publishing, Inc. Background [ ] The final lines in the two verses state: "Though it makes him sad to see the way we live, He'll always say: 'I Forgive' ". First recordings [ ] The first recording to be released was by 's chart of Best Sellers in Stores, No. 7 on Billboard 's Billboard 's chart of Most Played by Jockeys, and No. 8 on Billboard 's chart of Most Played in Juke Boxes. Billboard 's chart of Most Played in Juke Boxes, No. 12 on Billboard 's Top 100, No. 12 on Billboard 's chart of Best Sellers in Stores, and No. 16 on Billboard 's chart of Most Played by Jockeys. The song was ranked No. 33 on Billboard 's ranking of "1955's Top Tunes", based on the Honor Roll of Hits Billboard 's ranking of "1956's Top Tunes". Other recordings [ ] • • Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 18. • • References [ ]

1955 single by Al Hibbler "He" "Breeze (Blow My Baby Back To Me)" Released Length 3: 02 Lyrics: Richard Mullan Music:Jack Richards " (1955) " He" (1955) " (1955) " He" is a song about The music was written by Jack Richards, with lyrics by Richard Mullan. The song was originally published by Avas Music Publishing, Inc. Background [ ] The final lines in the two verses state: "Though it makes him sad to see the way we live, He'll always say: 'I Forgive' ". First recordings [ ] The first recording to be released was by 's chart of Best Sellers in Stores, No. 7 on Billboard 's Billboard 's chart of Most Played by Jockeys, and No. 8 on Billboard 's chart of Most Played in Juke Boxes. Billboard 's chart of Most Played in Juke Boxes, No. 12 on Billboard 's Top 100, No. 12 on Billboard 's chart of Best Sellers in Stores, and No. 16 on Billboard 's chart of Most Played by Jockeys. The song was ranked No. 33 on Billboard 's ranking of "1955's Top Tunes", based on the Honor Roll of Hits Billboard 's ranking of "1956's Top Tunes". Other recordings [ ] • • Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 18. • • References [ ]

I’m a big real-life laugher, and in recent years, in e-mails, chats, and texts, I’ve become a big “haha”-er. You say something hilarious, I’ll write a few “ha”s. That’s how I e-laugh. I realize that this isn’t especially dignified. My “haha”s make me look the way I do in party photos: open-mouthed, loud, a little vulgar. Writing “hahaha” makes you look deranged, but, then again, so does laughing. I’ve accepted this state of affairs, and my friends have, too, for the most part. I like a good-faith representation of how much laughing we’re doing and how hard we’re doing it. Some of my friends are above it—they don’t “ha” much or at all, which makes me self-conscious. They accept an amusing back-and-forth as a normal course of events and press on hilariously, without a lot of ha-ha goofery. I can’t do that. Even among those regal beagles, I have to laugh away. The terms of e-laughter—“ha ha,” “ho ho,” “hee hee,” “heh”—are implicitly understood by just about everybody. But, in recent years, there’s been an increasingly popular newcomer: “hehe.” Not surprisingly, it’s being foisted upon us by youth. What does it mean? Let’s start with the fundamentals. The basic unit of written laughter, which we’ve long known from books and comics, is “ha.” The “ha” is like a Lego, a building block, with which we can construct more elaborate hilarity. It sounds like a real laugh. Ha! The “ha” is transparent, like “said.” If you’re chatting or texting, a single “ha” means that a joke has occurr...

• breed • clade • class • cliff edge • femaleness • genera • genus • holotype • intergeneric • male • order • paramecium • phylum • related • same-gender • she • speciesism • strain • suborder • xenotransplantation (Definition of he from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) • is he/she for real? idiom • he/she deserves whatever/everything he/she gets idiom • kick/hit someone when he/she is down idiom • what is she/he like?, at what are you like? idiom • do you/did you/does he, etc. actually? idiom • he who laughs last, laughs longest/best idiom • I'll, he'll, etc. have you know idiom Bilingual Dictionaries • English–Dutch Dutch–English • English–French French–English • English–German German–English • English–Indonesian Indonesian–English • English–Italian Italian–English • English–Japanese Japanese–English • English–Norwegian Norwegian–English • English–Polish Polish–English • English–Portuguese Portuguese–English • English–Spanish Spanish–English

Usage Note: Historically, the pronouns he, him, and his have been used as generic or gender-neutral singular pronouns, as in A novelist should write about what he knows best and No one seems to take any pride in his work anymore. Since the early 1900s, however, this usage has been criticized for being sexist in its assumption that the male is representative of everyone. As long ago as 1987, a majority of the Usage Panel indicated that they preferred to avoid the generic use of he. Certainly the avoidance of this usage has become common at all levels of formality. Typical strategies for doing so include using the plural (that is, avoiding the singular entirely), so they is used instead of he. This is probably the easiest solution. (The matter of using they to refer to singular antecedents is addressed in the usage note at the entry for they in this dictionary.) Writers can also employ compound and coordinate forms such as he/she or he or she, though these constructions can be cumbersome in sustained use. Some writers, especially in academic contexts, use she in alteration with he to balance the genders, or they use she exclusively, in what might be seen as a pointed overturning of tradition. The writer who chooses to use generic he and its inflected forms in the face of the strong trend away from that usage may be viewed as deliberately calling attention to traditional gender roles or may simply appear to be insensitive. · In certain sentences, the generic pronoun can simpl...