'own' as an adjective

[Jesus1]

Hello! Is 'own' used just for emphasizing?

Have I got the chance of using it or not and mean the same thing?

For instance,

1.- I didn?t find your trousers
2.- I didn?t find your OWN trousers.

The second one sounds so badly to me!

Thanks in advance!

Enjoy this evening!

[Pamela]

Hi,Jesus
Yes,you can use the word own but it's redundant here though it can be used for emphasis

[Yankee]

Hi Jesus

The sentence "I didn't find your OWN trousers." sounds awkward. I'd say that's because of the use of "own" with a combination of "I" and "your".
Examples:

He didn't wear his own trousers. Instead he wore mine! (he + his)

I only iron my own clothes. (I + my)

You've got your own way of doing things, don't you? (you + your)

Would you please give me your own opinion for a change? (you + your)

Amy
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[Pamela]

Yes,Amy,you're right.Usage of own is redundunt though it may not be excluded. Making parallels with other languages,even with Russian I observed the same structure,though I'd never have used the same sentence in that way(with own).Omission of own has a logical sense

[Tom]

[Yankee]

Hi Tom

Yes, to be grammatically precise, you should say "haven't you". I guess I'd forgotten that I'd used the word "got" by the time I arrived at the tag question.

Amy
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