Sage-Tips

Which is correct a friend of his or a friend of him?

We often say a friend of his or a friend of theirs but both word combinations are grammatically incorrect. The correct way to refer to the friend is “a friend of him” or a “friend of them”, respectively.

What is the difference between my friend and friend of mine?

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.

Is it correct to say a friend of hers?

As noted in other posts, you cannot use the singular article “a” with a plural such as “friends”. The correct choice is: She always goes out with that dog of hers.

Is it correct to say he is a friend of mine?

The correct sentence is “This is a friend of mine”. Mine and me are both first person singular pronouns, but mine shows possession. Because the friend is yours, or belongs to you (so to speak), mine is the correct pronoun to use.

What is when a friend of my friend is my friend?

If you have met the friend of a friend in person before, you might call them a “mutual acquaintance”. A mutual acquaintance is a friend or acquaintance whom you both have in common — i.e. the friend of your friend. Firstly, “Mutual Acquaintance” places considerable restriction on the scope of FOAF.

What does saying my friend mean?

We think of “my friend” as something someone says when they think they know more than the person they are talking to.

What is double genitive?

Definition of double genitive : a syntactic construction in English in which possession is marked both by the preposition of and a noun or pronoun in the possessive case (as in “A friend of Bob’s is a friend of mine”) — called also double possessive.

How do you write hers?

The idea that hers needs an apostrophe comes out of the fact that on virtually every other word, ‘s indicates possession, so English speakers sometimes think hers should be spelled her’s. However, this is always incorrect – hers is the only correct spelling.

Why is it a friend of mine and not a friend of me?

Indicate possession of the noun you are trying to modify (i.e. “friend”), in the manner you are questioning, not by using “me,” but by using “mine” because “mine” is a possessive pronoun.

What does any friend of yours is a friend of mine mean?

Any friend of someone(‘s) (is a friend of mine). (A pleasant response when meeting or being introduced to a friend of a friend.) Fred: Well, nice to meet you, Tom. Any friend of my brother is a friend of mine.

Is it a friend of his or of him?

“A friend of his”, a very common mistake made by anyone is “a friend of him”. The most important fact to observe here is usage of “OF”,the preposition which is used to establish the relationship between the subject and the object.

What is the difference between job and his friends?

Though the friends end up in the same place they begin, Job does not. He has completely changed his mind. The main difference between Job and his friends is not that Job suffers and they do not. Nor is it that Job understands suffering in a way they do not. The main difference is that Job fears God and they do not.

What is the difference between a male friend and a boyfriend?

A male friend is just a friend who is a guy. A boyfriend is a guy that you feel a romantic attraction towards. You don’t feel attraction or share romance with a male friend. You can have a male friend at the same time as having a boyfriend.

How do you use a friend of his in a sentence?

“A friend of his”, a very common mistake made by anyone is “a friend of him”. The most important fact to observe here is usage of “OF”,the preposition which is used to establish the relationship between the subject and the object. Hence ‘of’ has to be used with a possessive pronoun ‘his’ and not ‘him’ which is a simple pronoun.