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00#2 is certainly more common, but I wouldn't say #1 is wrong. We say things like 'I'm not a huge fan of soccer 01i00(noun).02i00'02br
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0I'd say the "of his" form was more usual in BrE too.02br
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00The "of him" form seems to suit certain contexts:02br
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001. I'm not a huge fan of him 01i00as an actor02i00; but...02br
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002. A fan of 01i00him02i00? Whatever gave you that impression? I'm a big fan of X, and an even bi

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00Arigato, people!0-

0Of course HIS.0-

By the way, in our text book, there is a sentence like this: She gave me a photo of her, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,a photo of me. Some of us think it is a mistake of printing but it seems it's a way that American used to say. In our new programme, we teach at the same time B.E and A M..Are these sentences correct?

Phuong ninh

Hi,

She gave me a photo of her, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,a photo of me.

I'd say She gave me a photo of herself and a photo of me. We also often say, with this same meaning, She gave me her photo or My passport has my photo.

Best wishes, Clive

Hello Phuong ninh

What do the commas signify?

MrP

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MrPedanticI'd say the "of his" form was more usual in BrE too.

Was more usual? What about nowadays?
Also,
What is the grammatical justification for using the possesive form his? Shouldn't it be like this?
I'm a huge fan of him. > I'm a huge fan of Paul.
I'm a huge fan of his. > I'm a huge fan of Paul's