Friday, February 22, 2013

pronouns - Possessive for a third person and a first person



Bob and I are working on a project. I want to refer to "Bob's work" and "my work" collectively, without referring to Bob and myself collectively. (This will be the first reference to Bob and myself in my writing.)



How do I do this, without resorting to the ungainly "Bob's and my work"?


Answer



You could transpose the words to "...work done by Bob and me" or "...work Bob and I did."


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