My vs Mi - What's the difference?
my | mi |
Belonging to me.
(dated) Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
A Roman numeral representing one thousand and one ().
Mi is a descendant of my.
In lang=en terms the difference between my and mi
is that my is used to express surprise, shock or amazement while mi is a syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.As a determiner my
is belonging to me.As an interjection my
is used to express surprise, shock or amazement.As an abbreviation My
is megayear.As a noun mi is
a syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.my
English
(wikipedia my)Etymology 1
From (etyl) my, apocopated form of min, myn, from (etyl) . More at (l).Determiner
- Don't you know my name?
- I recognised him because he had attended my school.
Derived terms
(terms derived using my) * my arse * my ass * my bad * my eye * my fellow Americans * my foot * my God * my goodness * my gosh * my pleasure * my son * my way or the highway * my wordSee also
(English personal pronouns)Etymology 2
An abbreviation of an oath such as my word'' or ''my lordInterjection
(en interjection)- My , what big teeth you have!