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What's the difference between "the seat in front of you" and "the seat in front of yours"? [duplicate]
I came across an airline announcement and the following question arose. Which would you say it is THE correct sentence, and why?
For your comfort and safety, please stow the luggage labelled with the ...
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Rule governing of and apostrophe in the same sentence [duplicate]
A paragraph on the Wikipedia page on Gerolamo Cardano begins thus:
The title of a work of Cardano's, published in 1552 ...
I believe this to be the correct usage, although I wonder if
The ...
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Is it logical - and grammatical - to say "that husband of yours"?
I've heard it many times and I know it's current usage but, when you get right down to it, does it make sense to say "that husband of yours" or "that wife of yours"? Wouldn't that mean "one among ...
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"Me and Joey's" or "mine and Joey's" [duplicate]
Which of the following should I use?
Today is me and Joey's anniversary
Today is mine and Joey's anniversary
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"his" may be more suitable but why is "him" not ok ? [duplicate]
Consider the following :
A friend of him came here yesterday.
A friend of his came here yesterday.
My question is which one is acceptable. If both are acceptable, do they have any difference in ...
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"my", "of me", "of mine" - when to use these possessive constructions
I have been encountering possessive constructions with the preposition "of" and a possessive form of pronoun frequently, but I do not fully understand what it means and when to use it. In particular, "...
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How should I correctly repeat possessives?
planning of mine, the student and the company
planning of mine, the student's, and the company's
Which is correct/better, and why? I would assume 2 is correct, but is 1 incorrect?
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What's the exact usage of "that of"
I think in the following sentence:
Adam's answer was similar to that of clergy.
"That of clergy" can be replaced by "clergy's" or "clergy's answer":
Adam's answer was similar to clergy's.
So, ...
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The meaning of "Have been around"
In the following context (excerpt from this answer):
They're examples of the double genitive/possessive, which is perfectly valid and has been around in English for centuries. The "of" already ...
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Why is it usually "friend of his", but no possessive apostrophe with "friend of Peter"?
As this NGram shows, we nearly always use the possessive form of personal pronouns for friend of mine/his/ours/etc.
But when it comes to actual names, we prefer friend of Peter without the possessive ...
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