[etni] Fwd: re: a question
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From: SHREIBER MONA <monas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [etni] Fwd: a question
I might be able to explain it.
"Think of the phrase "a friend of MINE."
We don't say "a friend of ME.
.Rather, we use the possessive pronoun, "mine"
We end up using a double possessive form- "of," and "'s," although I
think the language is changing and the first phrase, "a friend of Lenny" is
becoming more widespread.
Sandy wrote:
> 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?
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