Hey,
How to understand "Nobody's home"
Nobody is home
or
Nobody has home
and
Change one's mind
Change one is mind
or
Change one has mind
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Last edited by Paulys; 21-Jul-2011 at 07:25.
'Nobody's home' = 'Nobody is at home' or 'Nobody is in' or 'The house is empty.'
'Change one's mind' = 'Alter one's opinion' or 'Come to a different decision.'
Rover
Right - I see what you mean.
'Nobody's home' = 'Nobody is home' - the apostrophe represents the missing letter.
'Change one's mind' - the apostrophe is possessive - not an abbreviation, so it cannot be removed.
Compare: 'change your mind' / 'change my mind'.
Rover
It's possible, but not common, that you could refer to an empty house as "nobody's home," referring to possession.
That's right,
That's cool -; ‪Avril Lavigne - Nobody's Home‬‏ - YouTube![]()