I hope you don't mind my staying with you tonight.

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I hope you don't mind my staying with you tonight.

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I hope you don't mind me staying with you tonight.

Are both okay?
 

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Yes. In most cases possessive adjective + gerund is equivalent to objective pronoun + present participle.
 

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Those are the names of the uses you brought up. If you don't understand them, I suggest you Google them and read some web pages.

possessive adjective
gerund
objective pronoun
present participle
 

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Alternatively, just please yourself which you use — they are both correct.
 
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