Her vs Heir - What's the difference?
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Belonging to her.
The form of she used after a preposition or as the object of a verb; that woman, that ship, etc.
* February 1896 , Ground-swells'', by Jeannette H. Walworth, published in ''Lippincott's Monthly Magazine ; page 183:
Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:I am my father's heir and only son.
*{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
, passage=And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir .}}
One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.
A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.
*(Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
*:And I his heir in misery alone.
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*:"I wish we were back in Tenth Street. But so many children came"
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As a determiner her
is belonging to her.As a pronoun her
is the form of she used after a preposition or as the object of a verb; that woman, that ship, etc.As a noun heir is
someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.her
English
(wikipedia her)Alternative forms
*Determiner
- This is her book
See also
(English personal pronouns)Pronoun
- Give it to her (after preposition)
- He wrote her a letter (indirect object)
- He treated her for a cold (direct object)
- "Then what became of her ?"
- "Her'? Which ‘'''her'''’? The park is full of ‘' hers ’."
- "The lady with the green feathers in her hat. A big Gainsborough hat. I am quite sure it was Miss Hartuff."
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*heir
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Noun
(en noun) (Inheritance)What a waste, passage=India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs .}}