Alice and mine's office?

Question

Is this correct:

"This is the view from Alice and mine's office"

Does this answer your question? "My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner" — niamulbengali, Feb 08 '21 at 11:11
No, that does not answer his question, I'm afraid. "My wife and I" forms the subject of the sentence in the quote you provide, so the phrase is a nominative subject, whereas "Alice and mine" are in the objective case, in that they follow the conjunction "from". (I would actually paraphrase, and say "This is the view from the office belonging to / which belongs to both Alice and me.") — The Advocate, Feb 08 '21 at 11:30
Of course not. You wouldn't say mine's office, would you? To find the correct version, simply say it without mentioning the other person. — Kate Bunting, Feb 08 '21 at 12:44

Kevin B Leigh · Answer 1 · 2021-02-08T14:10:24.173

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I don't believe it is correct, and it sounds clunky on the tongue. I think the correct way to say it is, "This is the view from Alice's and my office."

The suggestion from @theadvocate in the comments is good, you could also try:

"This is the view from our office, he said looking over at Alice." "Alice and I love the view from our office."

edited Feb 08 '21 at 14:10

answered Feb 08 '21 at 11:47

Kevin B Leigh

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You'd have a better answer if you explained why "Alice and my office" is correct. – KillingTime Feb 08 '21 at 11:53
True enough, if I only knew. Like a musician who learned how to play music by ear, I'm a writer who learned how to write by instinct, not by instruction. – Kevin B Leigh Feb 08 '21 at 11:55
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It isn't correct. It's Alice's and my office.. – Kate Bunting Feb 08 '21 at 12:47
@Kate Bunting - Thank goodness for someone who understands English. I was beginning to think I was the only one! – chasly - supports Monica Feb 08 '21 at 13:38
@KateBunting, you are correct, I should have reread my response. Corrected. – Kevin B Leigh Feb 08 '21 at 14:10

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 08 '21 at 12:35

There is a rule* for such things but the problem here is that it produces ambiguous results.
What do we actually say in English? (British in my case)

This is the view from the office that belongs to Alice and me

or

This is the view from the office belonging to Alice and me

*It is just the usual rule. Use each term separately, without the "and" and see what you get. Then combine using "and".

"This is the view from Alice's office."

"This is the view from my office."

"This is the view from Alice's and my office."

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There's no excuse for a high-rep user answering an obvious and obviously well-answered duplicate already flagged as such. — Edwin Ashworth, Feb 08 '21 at 12:40

Alice and mine's office?

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