Let's go back to the word "mine." Since moving to Brooklyn I have noticed that the folks around here say "mines" instead of just "mine." It was really irritating at first, but if you think about it we (as in the people who speakah the english) say "ours, yours, his, hers, theirs, y'alls" (in case you don't know me very well I was just kidding on that last one). So why not "mines?" Does anybody have any input on this? This is what I found on UrbanDictionary.com. This is of course my go to site when I don't know the meaning of something.
| 1. | mines | |
a word that dumbasses use to mean possession. Those books are mines. That's mines. You got mines? | ||
| 2. | mines | |
The use of this improper grammar most likely branched off from the contraction mine's (or mine is). For example "Your ice cream is vanilla, and mine's chocolate." Somewhere along the line, someone forgot that "is" is already part of "mine's" and they made the mistake of saying things like "Mine's is strawberry" or (Mine is is strawberry). Eventually, the singular form of the word was completely dropped from the vocabulary, and "mine's" became used to show all ownership, even when adding "is" is inapplicable. Edgar: "Hey Reggie, I just got my new phone today." Reggie: "Yea, I think I'm gonna buy mines when I get my next paycheck, dawg." | ||
| 3. | mines | |
An explosive device meant to explode when you're near it. Man: Wow! I found a cool pencil! I might as well just slip it in my pocket Boy: SIR!! THAT PENCIL IS MINES! Man: Oh, I'm sorry young man - wait... wahh?? | ||
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