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[โ€“] mobotsar@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Well "mine" is correct in English in e.g. "mine eyes" because "eyes" starts with a vowel sound. I don't see any opportunity to use second-person pronouns like thine and thy in this passage; where would you have put those?

[โ€“] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I stand corrected then. Grammar is not my strong suit.