Comment by dingo_bat

9 years ago

> Scott is my cofounder from Skysheet

Off-topic, but if anyone is interested in educating a non native speaker: why is the word "my" used here? Wouldn't this mean that Scott founded the author? Which doesn't make sense. Or does it mean that the author and Scott are both co-founders?

Thanks for any input.

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graeme  9 years ago

Many people have cofounders, but Scott is their particular cofounder.

It's like saying "my dog" or "my house". The use of my doesn't change just because the noun changes.

  • graeme  9 years ago

    I should add that if humans did have founders, then we would say "my founder".

    But we don't. So understanding of that phrase depends on us knowing the use of the noun cofounder.