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a friend of my mom vs a friend of my mom's

Both "a friend of my mom" and "a friend of my mom's" are correct. "A friend of my mom" is more formal, while "a friend of my mom's" is more informal and commonly used in everyday speech.
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Last updated: December 02, 2024 • 10560 views

This phrase is correct but less common and more formal.

"a friend of my mom"

This phrase is used to indicate that someone is a friend of your mother. It is less common and more formal compared to the alternative.
  • Jan 12, 2016 ... Both are fine I think it's just the context. "I was with my Mom's friend." "Oh that is Donna, she's a friend of my Mom.".
  • Dec 17, 2018 ... She's a friend of my mom's [X is friend of my Y's ]. Is it grammatically correct as it's often used in my country ,. Archived post. New ...
  • Aug 30, 2024 ... I was given a copy of The Divine Mercy: Message and Devotion booklet as a teenager by a friend of my Mom's. She'd also been a co-worker of ...
  • Feb 15, 2023 ... A friend of my mom gave me this copy of The Gunslinger with this inside. Any chance this inscription is legit? Image.
  • Nov 2, 2024 ... A friend of my mom's once came to the house and as they drank their coffee and smoked their cigarettes, I was practicing drums. Advertisement. " ...
  • Feb 14, 2019 ... Why did a friend of my mom buy me lace underwear for Valentine's Day? He is in his 40s and I am 15 and he said not to tell my mom.
  • Jul 15, 2024 ... A friend of my Mom's knew Peter through his job and was able to get a personalized autograph of this album for me. Unfortunately, it was ...
  • Feb 26, 2017 ... He's a friend of my mom's. Every time I see him I feel inexplicably worried, anxious, and panicky, like he's going to hurt me. He's done nothing to elicit this ...
  • Even before that, though, there was an ending to a children's story I've never written, a line in a Christmas letter from a friend of my mom's about the ...

Alternatives:

  • a friend of my mom's

This phrase is correct and commonly used in everyday speech.

"a friend of my mom's"

This phrase is used to indicate that someone is a friend of your mother. It is more informal and commonly used in everyday speech.
  • Dec 17, 2018 ... She's a friend of my mom's [X is friend of my Y's ]. Is it grammatically correct as it's often used in my country ,. Archived post. New ...
  • Feb 9, 2018 ... The boat was owned by a friend of my mom's. He called and asked if me or my sister Mary, both boat cooks, were available to cook on his ...
  • Jan 4, 2022 ... A friend of my mom's recently bought the old classic Rockies Diner with plans to convert it to a tattoo place.
  • Aug 30, 2024 ... I was given a copy of The Divine Mercy: Message and Devotion booklet as a teenager by a friend of my Mom's. She'd also been a co-worker of ...
  • Oct 15, 2023 ... Afternoon brotheren, a friend of my mom's asked if we could ID these two items.
  • Among them, my great grandmother, my grandmother, my mother, and a wonderful woman who was a friend of my mom's who taught me to knit when I was eight. As ...
  • Feb 26, 2017 ... He's a friend of my mom's. Every time I see him I feel inexplicably worried, anxious, and panicky, like he's going to hurt me. He's done nothing to elicit this ...
  • Jul 15, 2024 ... A friend of my Mom's knew Peter through his job and was able to get a personalized autograph of this album for me. Unfortunately, it was ...
  • Mar 2, 2022 ... I met her at SPNRC where she was a friend of my mom's. She was an integral part of the weekly knitting club, always fun to be around and ...
  • Just yesterday, Jenny emailed me to let me know that a friend of my mom's was back at Ingersoll, and wondered if my Mom would like to know she's back. Jenny ...

Alternatives:

  • a friend of my mom

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