Is a friend of his correct?

We often say a friend of his or a friend of theirs but both word combinations are grammatically incorrect. The correct way to refer to the friend is “a friend of him” or a “friend of them”, respectively.

When a girl says my friend vs a friend?

As the latter implies a greater connection. If one says “my friend” they could be trying to tell you that they are close or meaningful whereas “a friend” is simply informational, and doesn’t play up the connection between the person and the friend, in a certain context it could be seen as dismissive.

Is it correct to say John and me or John and I?

Firstly, when referring to yourself and another person or other people, it’s appropriate to put the other or others first, and yourself last. So, it’s correct to say ‘John and me’ or ‘my family and I’, not ‘me and John’ or ‘I and my family’.

Is it a friend of John’s or John’s Friend?

You could say either. However, it would perhaps be more natural to say a friend of John’s, as the Original Poster suggests. The reason for this is that the speaker will probably want to mark the noun phrase as indefinite. Full answer Noun phrases in English come in two parts.

How do you describe friends in a sentence?

You usually don’t want to describe friends using an objective genitive, because the typical friendship is mutual. “Hello from a friend of John” sounds like code for something, as if there were a secret club who called their members “friends of John,” and this club were large enough that not everyone can know each other.

What does “he is a student of John’s” mean?

“He is a student of John’s ” means he is studying under John, i.e. John is his teacher. “He is a student of John ” means he studies “John” as a subject in his studies. The use of the genitive case shows the relative importance of the subject and the object.