---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: sandy regev <sandyregev@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: a question why do we say "a friend of lenny's" and not "a friend of lenny"? i know that it means lenny's friend, but in a sentence, because the words are in different places, it is problematic to explain. A friend of Lenny's took me home. lenny's what? -- 'Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain."