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I hope you don't mind... #1 (permalink) Sun Oct 30, 2011 14:01 pm   I hope you don't mind...
 

Hello,

Say I've just told another member of the forum about a mistake they often make. In closing I write one of these sentences:

1. I hope you don't mind my telling you this.
2. I hope you don't mind me telling you about your mistake.
3. I hope you don't mind I drew your attention to this.
4. I hope you don't mind me drawing your attention to this.

Are they correct and do they sound natural in this context?

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I hope you don't mind... #2 (permalink) Sun Oct 30, 2011 14:35 pm   I hope you don't mind...
 

They're all okay, Cristina.
Personally, I think number 3 would benefit from an added 'that':
I hope you don't mind that I drew your attention to this.
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I hope you don't mind... #3 (permalink) Sun Oct 30, 2011 21:50 pm   I hope you don't mind...
 

Thank you, Bee

Oh, there's something else I'd like to ask about (having to do with the same post I first mentioned here actually):

You might want to review these two words' meanings and usages. -- Is that apostrophe OK there?

Thanks again!
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I hope you don't mind... #4 (permalink) Sun Oct 30, 2011 23:43 pm   I hope you don't mind...
 

Yes - more than one word, so the possessive apostrophe would be words'
the possessive being the meanings and usages to do with those words.
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