Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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Italia_galia

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November 12, 2005

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Obj of Prep + Gerund

  • November 12, 2005, 6:24pm

"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"???