My vs These - What's the difference?
my | these |
Belonging to me.
(dated) Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
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As determiners the difference between my and these
is that my is belonging to me while these is plural of lang=en.As an interjection my
is used to express surprise, shock or amazement.As an abbreviation My
is megayear.As a pronoun these is
plural of lang=en.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!
Derived terms
* my mythese
English
(wikipedia these)Determiner
(en determiner)citation, passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.}}
- These pretzels are making me thirsty.