Q:What are the differences between these three?
1. I'm Mary's fan. Mary has only one fan—me.
2. I'm a big fan of Mary. I'm one of Mary's big fans.
3. I'm a big Mary fan. Same as 2, but could also mean 'I'm a fan of somebody called "big Mary".'
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