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Double Possessive Grammar

06/24/19

Why do you say "friend of mine" instead of "friend of me"?

I think _friend of mine_ can be translated to _my friend._ In that case, doesn't _friend of me_ make more sense? If we translate _friend of mine_ to _one of my friends_ then I guess _friend of... more

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