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Originally Posted by David L.  That is very impressive Vil, particularly in that you seem to have mastered that the possessive pronoun goes before a verbal noun (gerund). It grates on my ears when I hear people saying, "Do you mind me asking..." In effect, the speaker is asking, do I mind them; and my reaction is to say, yes, when you mangle grammar like that! (lol) |
David,
Clearly, the speaker is not asking, "Do you mind me?". If the speaker were to stop at that point, your idea might make some sense.
"Do you mind me asking ...?" means the same thing as, "Do you mind if I ask you ...?" or "Do you mind that I ask you ...?"
"Do you mind me smoking?" equals "Do you mind if I smoke?" equals "Do you mind that I smoke?"