"Mines" vs "Mine"

[Cronos]

Something that belongs to you is yours.

You might say: "It belongs to me; it is mine."

You would not say: "It belongs to me, it is mines".

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Sorry. This has been bothering me for a while. And everytime I hear it continues to bother me.

[cardsfansince82]

Something that belongs to you is yours.

You might say: "It belongs to me; it is mine."

You would not say: "It belongs to me, it is mines".

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Sorry. This has been bothering me for a while. And everytime I hear it continues to bother me.

Thankfully I have never heard anyone say this.

[AdmiralKird]

Them: "Why do you have to leave these mines around?"
Me: "Not my problem, they don't belong to me, they are Mines"
Mines: "I told you those mines don't belong to me, what I do with mines?"
Me: "Debating whose mines those are isn't going to help me or Them. Whether they are actually mine or Mines mines is pointless.
Them: "I don't know, Me, but everyone else I've talked to believes those mines belong to Mines, and someone has to take care of them.
Me: "Well where should we put them?"
We: "I did not sign up for this, but I suggest we work together and store the mines in Mines mine."
Mines: "What? Just because I own Mines' Mining Mines doesn't mean you can put those mines here. Ship them to Mainz."
Them: "Bastard."
Bastard: "Yes?"
Yes: "What?"
What: "Hmmm"

[Hungary Jack]

I wish you would mine your own business.

[JL21]

I thought this thread was about Mine temples.

[StatmanCrothers]

i have also never heard anyone speak thusly.

luckily.

But the Braves announcer said "Egg-zavier Nady" instead of just "zavier Nady"

"X" at the start of a word is pronounced like a "Z". Really no need to bring poultry into it.



"What instrument do you play?"
"The egg-zylophone. Its sort of messy"

"Do you have a copier I can use in this store?"
"Sure, theres an egg-zerox machine right by the ATM"

"What medications are you on?"
"I take egg-zanax. and mushrooms."

"What's your favorite show in which the main characters might be lesbians, if you choose to interpet it that way?"
"Easy, egg-zena, Warrior Princess. Gabrielle is hot for egg-zena. Remember the bath they took?"

[Bama_Card_Fan]

i have also never heard anyone speak thusly.

luckily.

But the Braves announcer said "Egg-zavier Nady" instead of just "zavier Nady"

"X" at the start of a word is pronounced like a "Z". Really no need to bring poultry into it.



"What instrument do you play?"
"The egg-zylophone. Its sort of messy"

"Do you have a copier I can use in this store?"
"Sure, theres an egg-zerox machine right by the ATM"

"What medications are you on?"
"I take egg-zanax. and mushrooms."

"What's your favorite show in which the main characters might be lesbians, if you choose to interpet it that way?"
"Easy, egg-zena, Warrior Princess. Gabrielle is hot for egg-zena. Remember the bath they took?"

I agree with you completely regarding the "x" at the beginning of a word thing (in fact I started a thread about such things somewhere else using this very illustration). The exception to that is that when someone with that name pronounces it that way, it is correct. I don't know about Nady, but if he pronounces it "Egg-zavier," then that is the correct pronunciation of his name. I know it's still wrong, but since it's his name, I guess he gets to decide how it's pronounced. I watched the X-men movie the other day and it drove me crazy every time they said something about Professor "Egg-zavier."

[omaha_red]

i've never in my life heard anyone say "mines" like that..

[lukethedrifter]

You peeps don't have enough ebonics in your life.

[wart57]

You peeps don't have enough ebonics in your life.

@#$#@ you took mines.......