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Re: Rule of Thumb
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Jane Saral <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:55:11 -0400
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Yes.  Is it possession or attachment?  I may have missed some of this
exchange, but I take more exception to the phrase "the wife" than to "my
wife," as if the role rather than her name or the affectionate
connection were the important aspect.
Jane Saral
Westminster Schools
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