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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Me or my?
Verdict?
"My roommates are rather concerned about me/my dancing."
Me or my?
"My roommates are rather concerned about me/my dancing."
Me or my?
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They both work: me dancing: emphasis on the person (it's about me dancing, not about you ), the stress is on me my dancing: emphasis on the activity, dancing, my dancing activity <>
- They both work: me dancing: emphasis on the person (it's about me dancing, not about you ), the stress is on me my dancing: emphasis on the activity, dancing, my dancing activity <>
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They both work:
me dancing: emphasis on the person (it's about me dancing, not about you), the stress is on me
my dancing: emphasis on the activity, dancing, my dancing activity <>
me dancing: emphasis on the person (it's about me dancing, not about you), the stress is on me
my dancing: emphasis on the activity, dancing, my dancing activity <>
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... concerned about me dancing sounds to me like the roommates may disapprove of dancing in general or that they know I've recently broken a toe, so they think I should not risk injuring it again by dancing.
... concerned about my dancing sounds to me like the roommates think I am a terrible dancer and that I ought to practice more before I end up making a fool of myself
... concerned about my dancing sounds to me like the roommates think I am a terrible dancer and that I ought to practice more before I end up making a fool of myself
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Hi,
As far as I know , both possessive and accusative forms can be used after a number of adjectives followed by prepositions , e.g. be bored with , be happy about , be interested in , be keen on , be concerned about, be afraid of etc.The possessive forms ( our,your ,,,) are formal and the accusative forms (us ,you..) are informal.
I am not sure of his/him agreeing
As far as I know , both possessive and accusative forms can be used after a number of adjectives followed by prepositions , e.g. be bored with , be happy about , be interested in , be keen on , be concerned about, be afraid of etc.The possessive forms ( our,your ,,,) are formal and the accusative forms (us ,you..) are informal.
I am not sure of his/him agreeing
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