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it isn't mine vs this isn't mine

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'It isn't mine' is more general and can refer to any object or thing that doesn't belong to the speaker. 'This isn't mine' is more specific and is used when referring to a particular object that is close to the speaker.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 4369 views

it isn't mine

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something does not belong to the speaker in a general sense.

Examples:

  • I found a wallet on the street, but it isn't mine.
  • The book on the table isn't mine.
  • The car parked outside isn't mine.
  • The key in my pocket isn't mine.
  • The phone ringing isn't mine.
  • Well, it isn't mine, dear.
  • I'm telling you, it isn't mine.
  • Look, maybe it isn't mine.
  • Colt's about to have a baby and it isn't mine.
  • Whatever tape you found in that VCR, it isn't mine.
  • Never. But here, in this now, yes, because it isn't mine.
  • You show me a kid I don't like and I'll prove it isn't mine.
  • It is... it isn't... it isn't mine.
  • It isn't mine, but I glanced at it.
  • It isn't mine, I'm a friend of the family.
  • It isn't mine, and it isn't your father's.
  • This essay, it isn't mine.
  • The memory, it isn't mine.
  • But it isn't mine.
  • The blood, it isn't mine.
  • The memory, it isn't mine.
  • Of course it isn't mine, I just got here.
  • In any event, it isn't mine to give.
  • Whatever war there is, it isn't mine to fight.
  • But she'll say it isn't mine if she has to.

Alternatives:

  • it's not mine
  • it belongs to someone else
  • it's someone else's
  • it's not my property
  • it's not in my possession

this isn't mine

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to specify that a particular object close to the speaker does not belong to them.

Examples:

  • This pen isn't mine.
  • This bag isn't mine.
  • This chair isn't mine.
  • This phone isn't mine.
  • This book isn't mine.
  • Wait, this isn't mine.
  • Kuya, this isn't mine.
  • No, Kathy, this isn't mine.
  • Let me first show you an experimental paradigm that is used to demonstrate the synthesis of happiness among regular old folks. And this isn't mine.
  • Most of this isn't mine anyway.
  • This isn't mine, sir.
  • This isn't mine, I can't give it to you...
  • This isn't mine. It's Joe's girlfriend's.
  • This isn't mine! It's my dad's!

Alternatives:

  • this belongs to someone else
  • this is not my possession
  • this is not mine
  • this is someone else's
  • this is not in my ownership

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