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Feb 18, 2020
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cougfanblue
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If ever in doubt, remember that it has to work for each individual item by itself.
You couldn't say, "It's I's apple," or, "It's mine apple."
Similarly, you wouldn't say, "It's my dad apple."
That test solves pretty much every possessive pronoun problem people face.
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An actually helpful grammar lesson:
Mrs Featerbottom
2/18/20 3:45pm
If ever in doubt, remember that it has to work for each individual item by itself.
cougfanblue
2/18/20 3:48pm
"Hey, What's that?" -"It's my dad apple."
Belboz
2/18/20 3:50pm
Wow, you are the ebola of grammar
kimchicoug
2/18/20 3:54pm
According to this page, what you said is correct if a pronoun is involved, but
ThetaSigma
2/18/20 4:57pm
RE: If ever in doubt, remember that it has to work for each individual item by
Ash
2/18/20 4:59pm
How about this: gesture toward your dad and say
macdizzle
2/18/20 3:49pm
That is preferable to getting it wrong. 🙂
Mrs Featerbottom
2/18/20 3:53pm
What about if both you and your dad prefer to use gender-neutral pronouns?
StarMan
2/18/20 4:01pm
I don’t share apples, so I don’t need this.
Florwood
2/18/20 4:06pm
It's my and my dad's apple? Can that work? I think that's what I say
haYnCoug
2/18/20 4:25pm
you should mention yourself last in these situation.
HarlemCoug
2/18/20 4:38pm
It’s only wrong because first-person pronouns come last.
Mrs Featerbottom
2/18/20 5:14pm
Why can't you just get your own apple and quit mooching off your dad, already?
thaws
2/18/20 4:28pm
But always remember my favorite golden rule. Don't even attempt to use the
Ash
2/18/20 5:01pm
"In reference to myself and my father, it is our apple"
cruiserhead
2/18/20 5:11pm
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