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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Sentence Correction
Please help correct the following two sentences:
I want him to mediate in a dispute between Tony and me.
He is a mutual friend of Paul and me.
I want him to mediate in a dispute between Tony and me.
He is a mutual friend of Paul and me.
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The first one is definitely correct. (object of the preposition) I'm not sure about the second one. It presents some interesting problems.
- The first one is definitely correct.
- (object of the preposition) I'm not sure about the second one.
- It presents some interesting problems.
- ) But of course you can't be a mutual friend of one person.
- Personally, I'd use your version if I had to, but I'd try to avoid it.
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The first one is definitely correct. (object of the preposition)
I'm not sure about the second one. It presents some interesting problems.
While I think it's common to use or not use the possessive of a name in this case,
(a friend of Paul/Paul's),
we definitely don't say "a friend of me." (a friend of mine!)
But of course you can't be a mutual friend of
I'm not sure about the second one. It presents some interesting problems.
While I think it's common to use or not use the possessive of a name in this case,
(a friend of Paul/Paul's),
we definitely don't say "a friend of me." (a friend of mine!)
But of course you can't be a mutual friend of
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