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Possessive Pronouns

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by reachkaty

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I cannot bear it when I hear people say, "Me and Jill's boss asked us to go to dinner." Me and Jill's???? Seriously, folks. It is proper to say "Jill's and my boss" or simply "our boss". The key to figuring out possessive pronouns when grouped with a proper name is to remove the proper name and find what makes grammatical sense. One wouldn't say, "Mine and Bob's anniversary" because "Mine anniversary" makes NO sense. It is "Bob's and my anniversary", thank you. :)

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by bizzo

It may grind a little, but is it really worth getting wound up about?

Just smile to yourself and think "Well, that's one more person that will never correct my grammar" :-)

Edited to correct my grammar!! :D
It may still be wrong. I just don't know anymore.

by gsg

I can't stand when someone says, "I seen it."

No, you didn't. You saw it, idiot. Or, you have seen it. Note the modifier there, Einstein. Now shut up until a tornado hits your mobile home, and you can tell the news crew that, "I heard this here sound like a train? I ran outside, and I seen it coming. I grabbed my old lady, and we runned for the tornado shelter."

Edited because I SAW a spelling error.

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