MY

Emphatic ownership claim

My is a possessive determiner indicating something belongs to or is associated with the speaker: my house, my opinion, my mistake.

It marks personal connection or relationship: my wife, my country.

In exclamations, my expresses surprise or emphasis: My goodness! , Oh my!

The phrase my bad acknowledges a minor fault.

possession

mine

Ore excavation site

private · ownership · property · possessions · belongings · things · stuff · assets · treasures · collection

identity

self

One's own being

soul · spirit · heart · mind · body · name · story · journey · path · truth

relationship

dear

Treasured or costly

love · baby · honey · partner · spouse · husband · wife · child · daughter · son

exclamation

goodness

Moral excellence

  • wordLinguistic meaning unit
  • ohSoft exclamation of realization
  • goshTame exclamation of surprise

heavens · stars · lord · God · gracious · lands · dear · surprise · astonishment · wonder

Categories
Opposites
possession/ownership reference

MYyour

Second-person possessive

not mine · their · his · her · yours

self vs. other

MYyour

Second-person possessive

not mine · foreign · alien · other · impersonal

Phrases
Family

myself

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G