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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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0Hi. I used to think the first example was correct, but a friend has said the second is right02br
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00She is a friend of Alison's 02br
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00She is a friend of Alison02br
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00Similarly, what about...02br
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00I'm going to Bob's02br
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00I'm going to Bob02br
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00Thanks!0-
  

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02br 02br 00For the second set, if you are going to the PERSON, use Bob. 0-

— BarbaraPA

  • 02br 02br 00For the second set, if you are going to the PERSON, use Bob.
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0This "double possessive" is quite common so I would use the first in the Alison example.02br
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00For the second set, if you are going to the PERSON, use Bob. If you're going to his place (home, office, etc.), the use "Bob's." I can think of a few situations in which you might say "I'm going to Bob," but it doesn't sound particularly natural.0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10 I can think of a few situations in which you might say "I'm going to Bob," but it doesn't sound particularly natural.12br
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10For example: If you don't stop playing games on your computer when you should be working, I'm going to Bob (our boss). 02br
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10She is a friend of Alison's 12br
10She is a friend of Alison12br
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10Both are generally considered correct. In Finnish grammar books of English the term "double genitive" is used. The first example is logical if you think of 01i00she is a friend of min
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