Confused about use of “one another” in a possessive way

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In this sentence, I don't understand why there is a 's at the end of "one another":
We are constantly making comparisons to one another's success.
Does this sentence make sense? If not please help me fix it. Thank you.
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In this sentence, I don't understand why there is a 's at the end of "one another":
We are constantly making comparisons to one another's success.
Does this sentence make sense? If not please help me fix it. Thank you.
word-choice
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We're constantly comparing the degree of each other's success.
– Ricky
4 hours ago
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In this sentence, I don't understand why there is a 's at the end of "one another":
We are constantly making comparisons to one another's success.
Does this sentence make sense? If not please help me fix it. Thank you.
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In this sentence, I don't understand why there is a 's at the end of "one another":
We are constantly making comparisons to one another's success.
Does this sentence make sense? If not please help me fix it. Thank you.
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We're constantly comparing the degree of each other's success.
– Ricky
4 hours ago
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We're constantly comparing the degree of each other's success.
– Ricky
4 hours ago
We're constantly comparing the degree of each other's success.
– Ricky
4 hours ago
We're constantly comparing the degree of each other's success.
– Ricky
4 hours ago
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"One another" typically holds the same meaning as "each other". It means "Every member in a group of two or more"
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The question is about the possessive.
– Lawrence
4 hours ago
As I said, it has the same meaning as "each other".
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1 hour ago
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"One another" typically holds the same meaning as "each other". It means "Every member in a group of two or more"
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The question is about the possessive.
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As I said, it has the same meaning as "each other".
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"One another" typically holds the same meaning as "each other". It means "Every member in a group of two or more"
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The question is about the possessive.
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As I said, it has the same meaning as "each other".
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1 hour ago
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"One another" typically holds the same meaning as "each other". It means "Every member in a group of two or more"
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The question is about the possessive.
– Lawrence
4 hours ago
As I said, it has the same meaning as "each other".
– Mattark
1 hour ago
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The question is about the possessive.
– Lawrence
4 hours ago
As I said, it has the same meaning as "each other".
– Mattark
1 hour ago
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The question is about the possessive.
– Lawrence
4 hours ago
The question is about the possessive.
– Lawrence
4 hours ago
As I said, it has the same meaning as "each other".
– Mattark
1 hour ago
As I said, it has the same meaning as "each other".
– Mattark
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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