Poll: Which one do you use?

Which one do you use?

I really appreciate you voting in this poll.
I really appreciate your voting in this poll.

Votes: 311
Comments: 4
Added: September 2004

Comments:

M - 15th September 2006 12:42
cannot believe 42.86% voted for "i really appreciate YOU voting for this poll". it is simply grotesque
 
Martin - 8th August 2007 14:15
Gerunds are nouns and therfore they can be possessed.
 
Stephan - 20th September 2010 00:31
M, you are wrong. Either can be used. The first option simply includes an ellipsis.
"I really appreciate you (who are) voting in this poll."
 
cpabdul muneer - 20th June 2011 08:27
the first sentence doesn't mention "whose" vote
 
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