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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Me Getting or My Getting?
Which is grammatically more correct from below two sentences?
1) My aptitude in analytics resulted in me getting an internship offer.
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2) My aptitude in analytics resulted in my getting an internship offer.
1) My aptitude in analytics resulted in me getting an internship offer.
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2) My aptitude in analytics resulted in my getting an internship offer.
Top answer
"my" is formally correct, and I would use it in formal writing. "me" would be widely used in everyday language. However, there is a potential mismatch of registers in (2), in that "getting" is a less formal word.
- "my" is formally correct, and I would use it in formal writing.
- "me" would be widely used in everyday language.
- However, there is a potential mismatch of registers in (2), in that "getting" is a less formal word.
- If you want a formal feel I would go for "my receiving".
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"my" is formally correct, and I would use it in formal writing. "me" would be widely used in everyday language. However, there is a potential mismatch of registers in (2), in that "getting" is a less formal word. If you want a formal feel I would go for "my receiving".
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