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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
we or us having
Hi,
I think you did cover this before but can you help me see things better here?
Which one is correct or better as the case might be? I think 'having' is a participle might play a role here.
Do you mind us or we having a meeting here?
I think you did cover this before but can you help me see things better here?
Which one is correct or better as the case might be? I think 'having' is a participle might play a role here.
Do you mind us or we having a meeting here?
Top answer
Do you mind if we have a meeting here? -or- Do you mind us having a meeting here?
- Do you mind if we have a meeting here?
- -or- Do you mind us having a meeting here?
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Do you mind if we have a meeting here?
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Do you mind us having a meeting here?
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Do you mind us having a meeting here?
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Or even: Do you mind our having a meeting here/Do you mind our meeting here?
Our is actually correct, but not used as often as "us."
Do you mind that we're meeting here?
Our is actually correct, but not used as often as "us."
Do you mind that we're meeting here?
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Grammar GeekOr even: Do you mind our having a meeting here/Do you mind our meeting here?Actually, "us" is correct if the point you're making is that you want to know if the person cares that out of many others who have the possibility of ha
Our is actually correct, but not used as often as "us."
Do you mind that we're meeting here?
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Well, that's true. It didn't occur to me that the person being asked might not mind at all if "Peter's group" met there, but might object to the fact that WE were meeting there. Perhaps because people use the space right outside my cube for impromptu meetings all the time and I don't care WHO is is, I just wish they were somewhere else. (Though if Pierce Brosnan wanted to meet there with his agen
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