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23. "I" being turned into a possessive, as in John and I's vacation. Aauuugggghhhhh!

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 09:51 PM

23 hrs ago

And the plural possessive of guys is guys', NOT guyses! I've even heard Rachel Maddow use this. It makes me want to scream.

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Great minds think alike! MIButterfly Yesterday #11

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With you. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #33

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Then/than sorcrow Yesterday #18

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it is odd Skittles 23 hrs ago #30

In the Liberty Mutual "Limu Emu" commercials, Totally Tunsie Yesterday #22

Sadly, that kind of twisted language makes good ad copy... Wounded Bear 11 hrs ago #42

"I" being turned into a possessive, as in John and I's vacation. Aauuugggghhhhh! 3catwoman3 23 hrs ago #23

Ask as a noun. Grrr Blues Heron 23 hrs ago #26

I'm an author... Rizen 23 hrs ago #27

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Thank you! Examples: "Go Cub's!" "The Smith's" MIButterfly 9 hrs ago #47

"I SEEN" Skittles 23 hrs ago #29

Finger nails on the blackboard. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #34

I used to see it in work emails Skittles 21 hrs ago #38

Ugh! yellow dahlia 3 hrs ago #50

OH and using CAUSE instead of BECAUSE Skittles 3 min ago #53

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Blame Gibbs... Wounded Bear 11 hrs ago #43

AnywayS. I hear it on tv often, and I correct the person. yellow dahlia 22 hrs ago #35

"It was like, really funny!" bif 22 hrs ago #36

I am a bit of a grammar freak. Jeebo 21 hrs ago #39

Now you're getting into regionalisms, though Jilly_in_VA 14 hrs ago #40

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Using "normal" to mean average GreatGazoo 10 hrs ago #46

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