it is "your" s/m
Posted By: shopaholic on 2008-01-10
In Reply to: I appreciate you/your having me see.. - Confused
Subject: it is "your" s/m
the following link should explain it - the phrase following the "your" is called a gerund and requires the use of the possessive pronoun.
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000023.htm
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