Suppose I'm talking to my friend and we both have a same bag. What should I say :
- I have a bag like you have!
- I have a bag like your's!
- I have a bag like you!
I feel the 3rd one is not correct, as the line states 'bag like you' and friend I'm talking to is not a bag .
I cannot figure out the sentence I should use between the first two sentences, rather I do not understand if they mean different things either.
So, can you help me here please ?
Best Answer
None of those is right!
The correct sentence is "I have a bag like yours." No apostrophe.
"I have a bag like you have" might be considered an informal elision of "I have a bag like the one that you have", but I would never use it in even slightly formal speech.