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Can you write "... me's" (the possessive)?
Could you use me's as in something like this?
The person behind me's phone keeps ringing.
The person behind me's breathing sounds laboured.
I've tried looking at other questions but I couldn't find ...
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What is the correct way to say "It was this week that Justin and my lives changed forever"?
What is the correct way to indicate "Justin and I" as being possessive of our individual lives in this sentence? Is there a way to do this without restructuring the sentence?
A friend of mine posted ...
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Double possession dilemma: should I say “your” or “yours”?
What is the best way to say this?
Because of yours and the John Wichel Foundation’s grant we are able to continue our mission to serve all Texans with diabetes.
Should it be
Because of your ...
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"He is a friend of Tom and mine" "He is my and Tom's friend" [duplicate]
I have read all the related Q&A I could find on here, but there didn't seem to be one that answers my question exactly. There was one question that was related, but I don't think this would be a ...
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How to use possessive for joined and separate ownerships? [duplicate]
How should I create possessives (for joined and separate ownerships) if each individual isn't a noun but a pronoun?
Knowing that: Peter and Dave's car means Peter and Dave own one car. And that Peter'...
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Which is MORE correct; Bob and Joe`s or Bob`s and Joe`s? [duplicate]
It says it all in the title. Common is Bob and Joe's. But is it grammatically correct?
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Possessive for a third person and a first person
Bob and I are working on a project. I want to refer to "Bob's work" and "my work" collectively, without referring to Bob and myself collectively. (This will be the first reference to Bob and myself in ...
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What is the grammatically correct way of attributing possession to the noun phrase "her and others"?
"I also felt an urgent need to be able to do more to directly impact her and others’ lives during..."
Is the bold part grammatically correct? Should it be "her and others' life"? ...
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“Her and her brother's” or “Hers and her brother's”
(1) Her and her brother's gifts are under the tree.
(2) Hers and her brother's gifts are under the tree.
Something tells me the (1) is correct, but (2) looks/sounds better to me.
Searched internet ...
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Alice and mine's office? [duplicate]
Is this correct:
"This is the view from Alice and mine's office"
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Lack of possessive marker when taken from a group [duplicate]
I'm confused by this sentence:
One of my best friends band is playing tonight.
What is it that happens here, is the possessive marker completely dropped?
From what I understand:
I can't add an 's ...
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What's the proper grammar for "My and my roommate's home..."?
What's the proper grammar for "My and my roommate's home..."
The rule I learned is it should still be grammatically correct after removing the second part. E.g. after removing "and my roommate's", "...
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Indicating Possession Between You and Another Person
Is there a good way to indicate that something belongs to you and another person when you want to mention the other person by name?
As an example, suppose some friends ask you "Where's the party at?" ...
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Correct form of object of sentence with grouped possessive and personal pronoun?
Lets say the object of a sentence is a possessive, of more than one nouns. Something that is say both someone else's and my own. IE Tom's and mine, as in the sentence
This meeting requires Tom and ...
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Complicated Possessive?
Is "Daddy, me and the dog's favourite activity" correct?
Cos Because technically it's "Daddy, the dog and me's favourite activity", right?
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