YOU or YOUR
Hi Everyone,
I just saw the following sentence on a website. Is it correct?
You may get a reduction depending on your and your spouse's circumstances.
It just doesn't sound right to me. I think it's better as:
You may get a reduction depending on you and your spouse's circumstances.
I know if you take out - and your spouse's - that we would definitely say 'your'. However, what is the rule here?
Cheers,
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Top answer
"you and your spouse's circumstances" implies that you jointly share the same circumstances. "your and your spouse's circumstances" implies that you (potentially) have separate circumstances.
- "you and your spouse's circumstances" implies that you jointly share the same circumstances.
- "your and your spouse's circumstances" implies that you (potentially) have separate circumstances.
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"you and your spouse's circumstances" implies that you jointly share the same circumstances. "your and your spouse's circumstances" implies that you (potentially) have separate circumstances.
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