Voxxi Posted 21 years ago
Linguistics Studies
...the power of Him?
Hi!
Do we alternatively write "Fred's power" as "the power of Fred" or as "the power of Fred's"; and, further, how how do we in like manner rewrite "His [God's] power"? "the power of Him/His/He"?
Best wishes,
Voxxi
Do we alternatively write "Fred's power" as "the power of Fred" or as "the power of Fred's"; and, further, how how do we in like manner rewrite "His [God's] power"? "the power of Him/His/He"?
Best wishes,
Voxxi
Top answer
Possessives of people and anthropomorphized nouns are not normally presented in the 'of-- ' form. Although the power of *** is a notable exception, the pronoun-- even the capitalized one-- remains structurally odd, and I would suggest limiting yourself to His power . What Gerard Manley Hopkins can get away with, the average writer cannot.
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Possessives of people and anthropomorphized nouns are not normally presented in the 'of--' form. Although the power of *** is a notable exception, the pronoun-- even the capitalized one-- remains structurally odd, and I would suggest limiting yourself to His power. What Gerard Manley Hopkins can get away with, the average writer cannot.
On second thought, it i
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Of plus pronoun also occurs in set phrases such as I can't think for the life of me....
It can also be used where no possession is involved He thinks the world of her.
It can also be used where no possession is involved He thinks the world of her.
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