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Tchrin Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Mine and?

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00I wonder if anyone can help me resolve a discussion my girlfriend and I are having please. Which of the following would be better English - 02br
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00Mine & Adam's ball 02br
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00Adam's & my ball 02br
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00Personally, I would probably use either of those and not think anything of it, but I am told that I shouldn't use the first one as it is not proper English. 02br
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0 Hello, Tchrin, welcome to the Forums! 02br 00I personally wouldn't choose any of the above, I'd say "my and Adam's ball" 0-

— Pieanne

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0 Hello, Tchrin, welcome to the Forums! 02br
00I personally wouldn't choose any of the above, I'd say "my and Adam's ball" 0-
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0 But then one is supposed to say the name of the other person first, rigth? [:^)] 0-
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0It would be more polite, but I don't think it would do as far as intelligibility/and grammar/ is concerned. This looks more like children's speach. There are many possibilities, and you have to consider whether the ball broke a window or not. 05002br
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00Two children (I & Adam) play ball. An adult comes. 02br
00Adult: "What a beautiful ball! whose is it?"
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0Thanks for the welcome Pieanne05000.02br
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00Miche, that is my girlfriend's argument, that other people's names should come first. 010id1
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0 Grammatically, the possessive case should come directly before the noun it relates to, otherwise you're bound to lose the thread... 0-
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0Mine & Adam's ball 02br
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00Adam's & my ball 02br
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00Personally, I would find both of these rather awkward and would probably say "the ball is mine and Adam's," or "the ball is Adam's and mine" or "the ball belongs to Adam and me." 0-
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