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My vs Mines - What's the difference?

my | mines |

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 mines is

plural of lang=en.

As a verb mines is

third-person singular of mine.

my

English

(wikipedia my)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) my, apocopated form of min, myn, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Determiner

  • Belonging to me.
  • 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 word

    Etymology 2

    An abbreviation of an oath such as my word'' or ''my lord

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (dated) Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
  • My , what big teeth you have!
    Derived terms
    * my my

    mines

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (mine)
  • Anagrams

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