mine or my

[thekiss]

Are both correct?

1. it has made a difference in my life and my family's.


2. it has made a difference in mine and my family's life.

How can i say that it has changed my life and the life of my family in a shorter way (more colloquial).

thanks in advance.

 

[Mahantongo]

#2 is incorrect because it is not "mine life".

You could say It has made a difference in my and my family's lives.

Since you are a member of your family, you could also say It has made a difference in the lives of all of the members of my family.

 

[thekiss]

What about 'it has made a difference in my and my family's life'? (life in singular)

I mean we have a bound, we share the same life. Like a couple would say: 'our life is great'

What do you think?

 

[Mahantongo]

If the family has just one life, then there is no reason to separate yourself at all by referring to yourself separately. You could say "It has made a difference in my family's life."

 

[thekiss]

That's a good point. But I want to be specific that it has changed my life and the life of each member of the family.

Not only my life, theirs too.

So would it be correct (semantically speaking) 'it has made a difference in my and my family's life'?

 

[thekiss]

OHHH maybe "It has made a difference in our family's life."

that makes more sense, doesn't it?

 

[Mahantongo]

It does indeed.