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"Mines" vs "Mine"

Posted: July 31 08, 11:15 pm
by 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.

Re: "Mines" vs "Mine"

Posted: July 31 08, 11:40 pm
by cardsfansince82
Cronos69 wrote: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.

Re: "Mines" vs "Mine"

Posted: August 1 08, 12:09 am
by 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"

Re: "Mines" vs "Mine"

Posted: August 1 08, 6:29 am
by Hungary Jack
I wish you would mine your own business.

Re: "Mines" vs "Mine"

Posted: August 1 08, 9:00 am
by JL21
I thought this thread was about Mine temples.

Re: "Mines" vs "Mine"

Posted: August 1 08, 9:05 am
by 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?"

Re: "Mines" vs "Mine"

Posted: August 1 08, 1:04 pm
by Bama_Card_Fan
StatmanCrothers wrote: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."

Re: "Mines" vs "Mine"

Posted: August 1 08, 2:30 pm
by omaha_red
i've never in my life heard anyone say "mines" like that..

Re: "Mines" vs "Mine"

Posted: August 1 08, 2:47 pm
by lukethedrifter
You peeps don't have enough ebonics in your life.

Re: "Mines" vs "Mine"

Posted: August 1 08, 3:04 pm
by wart57
lukethedrifter wrote:You peeps don't have enough ebonics in your life.
@#$#@ you took mines.......