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Ann225 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

You or your saying that

Hi,

“Your saying that means a lot to me.”

“You saying that means a lot to me.”

Correct me if I’m wrong, but is it true that the first sentence should be used in formal English like essays and articles, while the second sentence is what you’d come across in everyday speech or text messages?

Thank you.

  

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” There is no grammatical justification for you in the sentence. However, you is the object of a preposition in sentences like this: Can I count on you saying that? (Cf.

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  • ” There is no grammatical justification for you in the sentence.
  • However, you is the object of a preposition in sentences like this: Can I count on you saying that?
  • (Cf.
  • Can I count on you?
  • ) CB
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Ann225“You saying that means a lot to me.”

There is no grammatical justification for you in the sentence. However, you is the object of a preposition in sentences like this: Can I count on you saying that? (Cf. Can I count on you?)

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[1] Your saying that means a lot to me.

[2] You saying that means a lot to me.


Yes. Traditionally, [1] is seen as somewhat more formal than [2].

Nowadays, though, many people often, if not always, use [2].

Syntactically, gerund-participial clauses (-ing forms) can take both genitive and accusative (or plain) case pronoun subjects,

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