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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Wife and I's
Today I was ordering checks from my bank, and I asked the telephone representative, "Can you get rid of my wife and I's middle initials from the checks?" I don' think this is proper grammar. Can you tell me how I should say a sentence like this? Thanks!
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You can say that-- I probably have too-- but in writing, ' my wife's and my ' would be right, since there are two separate middle initials (one for each of you). Or turn it around : ' my and my wife's'. On the other hand, if you requested the removal of the single, common last name, it would properly be ' I and my wife's last name ' or ' My wife and my last name' .
- You can say that-- I probably have too-- but in writing, ' my wife's and my ' would be right, since there are two separate middle initials (one for each of you).
- Or turn it around : ' my and my wife's'.
- On the other hand, if you requested the removal of the single, common last name, it would properly be ' I and my wife's last name ' or ' My wife and my last name' .
- Odd, eh?
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You can say that-- I probably have too-- but in writing, 'my wife's and my' would be right, since there are two separate middle initials (one for each of you). Or turn it around : 'my and my wife's'.
On the other hand, if you requested the removal of the single, common last name, it would properly be 'I and my wife's last name' or 'My wife and my last name'.
On the other hand, if you requested the removal of the single, common last name, it would properly be 'I and my wife's last name' or 'My wife and my last name'.
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I would say like "Can you get rid of the middle initials of my wife's and mine from the checks?" or "Can you get rid of my wife's middle initial and mine from the checks?"
paco
paco
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Hello Anon
I think I'd say:
1. Can you get rid of my and my wife's middle initials from the checks?
But I'll be interested to see what other people think.
MrP
I think I'd say:
1. Can you get rid of my and my wife's middle initials from the checks?
But I'll be interested to see what other people think.
MrP
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Hello MM
I'm struggling with this one:
1. Can you please get rid of I and my wife's last name?
How would you break it down?
MrP
I'm struggling with this one:
1. Can you please get rid of I and my wife's last name?
How would you break it down?
MrP
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I don't blame you MrP. I composed it rather mechanically--
Mr Pedantic and Mr Micawber's new girlfriends. (We have the same new girlfriends; they are two-timing-- or four-timing-- us.) As opposed to Mr Pedantic's and Mr Micawber's new girlfriends (separate but undoubtedly equal).
So I extended that to the pronoun. But honestly, I cannot 'hear' these forms c
Mr Pedantic and Mr Micawber's new girlfriends. (We have the same new girlfriends; they are two-timing-- or four-timing-- us.) As opposed to Mr Pedantic's and Mr Micawber's new girlfriends (separate but undoubtedly equal).
So I extended that to the pronoun. But honestly, I cannot 'hear' these forms c
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Please remove the middle initials from [the names / both names] on the checks.
Can you get rid of the middle initials from both my name and my wife's? ... both my wife's name and mine?
Can you get rid of the middle initials from both my name and my wife's? ... both my wife's name and mine?
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How about "can you remove our middle initials"? (Of course I realize this is not always an option, but in this case it seems the simplest choice.)
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Hi guys,
"Can you get rid of my wife and I's middle initials from the checks?"
It seems to me that part of what is going on here is that the two people are being treated as a unit. It's a similar thought to when we say my wife and I's last name. The thought is that the couple possess e
"Can you get rid of my wife and I's middle initials from the checks?"
It seems to me that part of what is going on here is that the two people are being treated as a unit. It's a similar thought to when we say my wife and I's last name. The thought is that the couple possess e
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Yeh. I was thinking (sort of jokingly) of some hyphens (to acknowledge the collective unit in the familiar phrase [for men, at least]).
"Can you get rid of I-and-my-wife's middle initials from the checks?"
But how do you hyphenate over the telephone?
"Can you get rid of I-and-my-wife's middle initials from the checks?"
But how do you hyphenate over the telephone?
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