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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
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This car of Jessica's. = this car of hers
1) this car of Jessica's. = this car of hers
2) a friend of my father's = a friend of his
I think that "this car of Jessica's" can be rewritten to "this car of hers", right? And then can we say that Jessica's is equal to hers like Jessica's = hers? Or Jessica's car can be expressed as hers and Jessica's car = hers?
What do you native English speakers think? I hope that this question is clear to understand. Thank you so much!
2) a friend of my father's = a friend of his
I think that "this car of Jessica's" can be rewritten to "this car of hers", right? And then can we say that Jessica's is equal to hers like Jessica's = hers? Or Jessica's car can be expressed as hers and Jessica's car = hers?
What do you native English speakers think? I hope that this question is clear to understand. Thank you so much!
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Hans51 "this car of hers", right? Yes, but it is customarily used in a disparaging context. That car of hers is going to break down in the middle of the highway one day, and then where will she be?
- Hans51 "this car of hers", right?
- Yes, but it is customarily used in a disparaging context.
- That car of hers is going to break down in the middle of the highway one day, and then where will she be?
- That son of yours pulled up my flowers and painted nasty words on my sidewalk.
- What are you going to do about that?
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Hans51"this car of hers", right?Yes, but it is customarily used in a disparaging context.
That car of hers is going to break down in the middle of the highway one day, and then where will she be?
That son of yours pulled up my flowers and painted nasty words on my sidewalk. What are you going to do about that?
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