How do I substitute possessive pronouns his/hers/theirs/[name]'s for a royalty/nobility?
Example sentence: Is this Queen Anne's phone? Yes, it is ....
But I don't want to use "Queen Anne's" in the response.
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Welcome to ELU. I assume the answer you don't want is "Yes, it is hers." Although that's perfectly correct, it's trivial. Could you [edit] the question to be more specific about the answer you're looking for, please? – Andrew Leach Aug 17 '21 at 16:03
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I thought it was clear from the first sentence: "substitute ... his/hers/theirs" – MetaIrie Aug 17 '21 at 18:27
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Royalty are still people, why would you think that normal personal pronouns (with the exception of the 'royal we') don't apply? – BoldBen Aug 18 '21 at 04:44
