In everyday speech we use the words “my” and “mine” a lot. What do we mean when we say, “my wine glass,” as in, “I think you are drinking from my wine glass?” What do we mean when we say, “my husband?” “my country?” “my house?” “my teeth?” 🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘 By “my wine glass” we mean, “the wine glass I have recently been drinking from.” By “my husband” we mean “a person with whom I have entered into a complex legal agreement (called ‘marriage’).” By “my country” we mean “the very large area in w...

In everyday speech we use the words “my” and “mine” a lot. What do we mean when we say, “my wine glass,” as in, “I think you are drinking from my wine glass?” What do we mean when we say, “my husband?” “my country?” “my house?” “my teeth?” 🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘 By “my wine glass” we mean, “the wine glass I have recently been drinking from.” By “my husband” we mean “a person with whom I have entered into a complex legal agreement (called ‘marriage’).” By “my country” we mean “the very large area in w...