[Grammar] Friend of mine, redundancy?

[Yura Reiri]

Is the phrase friend of mine, an example of redundancy?

Should it be a friend of meinstead?

I'm quite used to using the first mentioned phrase, until I saw one article saying that it is actually a redundancy.

Thank you.

 

[SoothingDave]

"She's a friend of mine" is a common expression. I wouldn't worry about the possibility for a little redundancy.

 

[Tdol]

And a friend of me doesn't work.

 

[sunsunmoon]

1. She is a friend of mine.
2. She is my friend.

Do these sentences mean exactly the same thing to you?
Do you hear #2 more frequently than #1?

 

[5jj]

1. She is a friend of mine.
2. She is my friend.

#1 is closer in meaning to: She is one of my friends.

 

[Barb_D]

If you look up "double genitive" or "double possessive" you'll find a lot of information on this.