I am not convinced with this sentence somehow. " My Dad focused on my and my brother's education" It doesn't sound right to me. How can I write it in a better way?
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It's a chain dupe. – Aug 17 '14 at 14:08
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See also: [ell.se] Good Luck. – Kris Aug 17 '14 at 14:08
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You're right in that the construction is considered clumsy in English. We can go for the avoidance strategies:
repetition: my education and my brother's education
using the possessive pronoun: my brother's education and mine
avoiding the possessive: the education of my brother and myself
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