Is there any diference between this two sentences? I saw this one in a book I am reading:

"Yes, he's a friend of my father's"

But shouldn't be:

"Yes, he's my father's friend"

?

What it is the diference? Any of these are wrong?

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Is there any diference between this two sentences? I saw this one in a book I am reading:

"Yes, he's a friend of my father's"

But shouldn't be:

"Yes, he's my father's friend"

?

What it is the diference? Any of these are wrong?

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Hi Tammy

They mean the same, both are fine.

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first sentence , his father has many friends ,the man is one of these friends .
second sentence ,the man is his father's friend, may be his father has only one friend, maybe the man is his father 's best friend. maybe 😄

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The first sentence would sound better "He is a friend of my father" because the form you wrote it says that you have two fathers (two male fathers) and the second sentence is correct.

Hope it helps.

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They mean the same thing to me 😀

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both are fine

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