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23 Dec 2017
Italian
Question about English (UK)
What is the difference between a friend of mine and my friend?
Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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English (UK)
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Thai
In my opinion, I think it is the same.
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English (US)
Same meaning, just a different way of saying it.
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Spanish (Spain)
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English (UK)
"between a friend of mine" means that you share something or do something between that person. For example, "I partake in this activity between a friend of mine." I believe by the other sentence you mean something like " This item belongs to a friend and me" Mine and my friend is better as a friend and I. So like "Can you return that it's for a friend and I."
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Polish
Actually, in your example there is no difference. But let's look at something alse:
An English teacher - somebody who teaches English, or a teacher from England.
A teacher of English - somebody who teaches English.
An English teacher - somebody who teaches English, or a teacher from England.
A teacher of English - somebody who teaches English.
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English (UK)
There is slight subtle difference. A friend of mine tends to mean you have more than one friend. My friend could be your only friend.
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