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In friend of mine, mine means my friends, so literally He is [one] friend of [all my friends]. or, more idiomatically, He is one of my friends. If I only have one friend and he is my only friend, we cannot then say "he is a friend of mine", because the "mine" doesn't mean a group of people.
- In the construction friend of mine the "mine" means "my friends", so literally ? he is [one] friend of [all my friends] or more idiomatically, he...
- Mine is used to refer a thing belonging to (or a person associated with) the speaker. Since it is about a friend (who is associated) mine must be...
- Is there a specific situation when you use one or the other? "Friend of mine" would generally be used when you're saying something like "Kim is a f...
- Ok, sorry, long two-part idea. "of someone" in this case is not really about possession. My impression is that English speakers do not like to use...
- "Mine" was once used to mean "my." ("Mine eyes have seen the glory...") I would guess that this idiom is a holdover of that usage, although here it...
- The nominative form of "me" is "I". You wouldn't say, for instance, "He is a colleague of me." Any more than you would say "He is I colleague." Yo...
- Why "of mine" rather than "of me"? Evidently, it has to do with the function of the preposition "of" in standard modern English. "That was kind of...
- X of me is always ungrammatical, and I don't think there are any English constructions that use of me . The emphatic possessive construction is f...
[Verse 1] Flying home from England. One way ticket home. She's something to believe in. When I don't belong. [Chorus] She's a friend of mine. Love her for all time. She's a...
Possession ( John’s car, a friend of mine ) - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary.
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There is no major difference in meaning between my friend and a friend of mine – only some subtle differences in usage. A friend of mine is a little more “distant” or non-specific about the person. Examples: My friend Kalinda lives in Washington. A friend of mine from college lives in Washington.
21. Mai 2012 · 1. We can say: She's a friend of mine. She's a friend of Tom's. She's a friend of my parents'. But today I saw this: She's a friend of Jane and Tom. Is it correct? Or should it be: She's a friend of Jane and Tom's? possessives. double-possessive. compound-possessives. Share. Improve this question. Follow. edited Dec 29, 2018 at 19:47. tchrist.
14. Sept. 2022 · NOUN (singular or plural) + OF + possessive pronoun. Jamie is a friend of mine. Clarissa is a classmate of his. A friend of mine will be visiting me over the holidays. They are students of ours. So, what’s the difference? Jamie is a friend of mine. Jamie is my friend. Clarissa is a classmate of his. Clarissa is his classmate.
