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Italia_galia
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"Hers" is plural for her and "His" is plural for "Him".Sooo, it seem to make more sense to say:
"I am envious of Him getting rich". Or,"I am envious of Her getting rich".
We wouldn't say "I am envious of Hers getting rich " so why would we say "I am envious of His getting rich"???
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"Hers" is plural for her and "His" is plural for "Him".Sooo, it seem to make more sense to say:
"I am envious of Him getting rich". Or,"I am envious of Her getting rich".
We wouldn't say "I am envious of Hers getting rich " so why would we say "I am envious of His getting rich"???