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what is the difference between my and mine?
why do i must say "give me my book", but not "..mine book"? or "that book is mine" but not "..is my"?
Dec 20, 2011 5:03 PM
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"my" is a possessive ADJECTIVE and must be followed by a noun ("book" in your example)
"mine" is a PRONOUN and takes the place of a noun
December 20, 2011
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I found a really interesting article which might be helpful for you. http://www.differencebetween.net/language/difference-between-my-and-mine/
December 20, 2011
Well... look at it this way:
mine and yours
my and your
so basically it's the +s ver of my
*My is used to mostly refer to humans, while mine is used for things.
you wouldn't say yours book right?
December 20, 2011
my = my friend , my book . you mention ( my + the stuff ) . but mine = ex ( are this stuff yours ? , yes its mine ) just mention mine and there is no + the stuff . thats the most simple way to explain this diffrence .
January 1, 2012
me? i am sara.mine ?this book is mine
December 20, 2011
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