Per my first comment to the question, «guesstimates» from Google Books: one person’s word against another’s -4990, one person’s word against another — 3120. So you could say the «full» version «wins». But they’re only estimates which are often wildly inaccurate — on a more specific search where I can actually check them all, it’s another — 27, another’s — 21.
The logical position — since it’s always «your word against his» (not «your word against him«), obviously OP’s version should also use the possessive.
But in practice many (perhaps even most) writers apparently choose to ignore that. And it’s a pretty safe bet they’re even more likely to do this in speech (people tend to write more «correctly» than they actually speak). And I rate the «grammar» of speech higher than that of logic and textbooks.
I personally find the «logically/grammatically» correct version unnecessarily cumbersome. There’s no case for claiming the meaning could possibly be affected — we all know what it means, and it would be perverse to suppose «you against him» means anything different in such contexts than «your word against his word».
TL;DR: Pedantically speaking, you «should» use the possessive apostrophe. But I wouldn’t bother.
As it happens (and as I just commented to @David’s answer) I noticed «I asked her for a list of Charles’ friends» when watching Missing, 1982 last night. Only one «s» was enunciated, which seems perfectly normal to me. If the context already strongly implies the possessive, why throw in another awkward consonant? So many people don’t, it just seems pointless to claim they should.
На основании Вашего запроса эти примеры могут содержать грубую лексику.
На основании Вашего запроса эти примеры могут содержать разговорную лексику.
Otherwise, the case may come down to one person’s word against another’s, perhaps leading to an expensive settlement.
В противном случае дело может доходить до слова одного человека против другого, что может привести к дорогостоящему урегулированию.
But what happens when it’s just one person’s word against another’s, and the stories don’t agree? he wrote on Facebook.
Но что происходит, когда слово одного человека оказывается против слова другого, а истории не сходятся?», — написал Тайсон.
Consent is still, in most cases in court, one person’s word against another’s.
Обычно доказывается это в суде, где слова одного человека против слов другого.
With normal bullying, it can be one person’s word against another’s, but with cyber bullying you can save texts or print our emails/ IM’s/ Webpages.
Однако, если при обычных видах издевательств, единственные доказательства, это Ваши слова, против слов преследователя, то при киберпреследовании, вы можете сохранять тексты или распечатать наши письма/ IM/ веб-страницы.
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We just have one man‘s word against another man‘s word.
One person‘s word against another is not enough.
Help them help you to avoid one‘s word against another.
Kiran Daurka, an employment and discrimination solicitor at law firm Leigh Day, says bringing harassment claims can be difficult as they often involve one person‘s word against another.
Киран Даурка, адвокат по трудоустройству и дискриминации в юридической фирме Leigh Day, сказал, что обвинение в притеснении может быть трудно доказуемым, поскольку они часто включают слово одного человека против слова другого.
«The prosecution had a strong case to prove the charges against her, based not on one person‘s word against another, but on independent and credible evidence.»
«У обвинения были веские аргументы в пользу предъявления ей обвинений, основанные не на словах одного человека против другого, а на независимых и заслуживающих доверия доказательствах.»
I will not let him say another word against you.
If you could only see it, not one amongst you would ever utter another word against me.
Если бы вы только могли Его видеть, ни один из вас никогда не произнёс бы ни слова против Меня.
You will not say another word against my wife in this house.
But when it comes to climate change, the essential problem is not one group’s preferences against another’s.
Но когда дело доходит до изменения климата, основная проблема заключается не предпочтений группы против другого.
Sir William was not prone to invective against another’s religion, particularly the Vedic, which he admired.
Сэр Вильям не позволял выпадов против других религии, в особенности ведической, которой он восхищался.
The system is not designed to protect one individual’s interests against another’s.
В этой системе не ставится задача защиты индивидуальных интересов одного лица от другого.
It would just be one person’s opinion against another’s.
В лучшем случае, это лишь мнение одного человека против мнения другого.
Since film noir is defined by tone rather than genre, it is almost impossible to argue one critic’s descriptive definition against another’s.
Поскольку фильм нуар определяется скорее интонацией и настроением, нежели жанром, соотнести описательное определение одного критика с определением другого весьма непросто.
In other words, one generation of human rights cannot be used against another.
Иными словами, противопоставлять одно поколение прав человека другому нельзя.
Be afraid to destroy the unity of people by stirring bad feelings amongst them against another with your words.
Бойся быть нарушителем единения людей, вызывать у них словами недобрые чувства друг против друга.
In using the word ‘curse,’ Seth is not referring to swearing, but to directing hatred against another.
Используя слово «проклятие», Сет имеет в виду не ругательство, а направление ненависти на другого.
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A friend has recently been the subject of a police investigation, where it is literally «His/Her word against mine». There is no physical evidence (CCTV / messages / other witnesses / etc), yet this person is currently waiting for a charging decision.
Given that this was not immediately dismissed for a complete lack of physical evidence, I can only assume that there are cases when a person can be charged based solely on the word of the victim.
A little bit of my own research indicates that this is actually quite common(?), as I’ve found articles which state that it is left up to the judge to decide which party is telling the truth. (Based on witness credibility among other factors).
Now, I understand the report the victim filed could be classed as evidence(?), but without anything to back this report up, I can’t see how a person could be charged?
This would mean that there isn’t anything to stop a person (who also happens to be a very convincing liar) from falsely reporting an innocent person for a crime, and having it go all the way to the courts?
What am I missing here?
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It seems to be a sort of paraphrase of a common expression that could be summarized as «A’s word against B’s»:
«It’s my word against his.»
«It’s his word against hers.»
«It’s Mia’s word against Kate’s.»
If you have a dispute between two people and the only evidence is the testimony of those two people, that is a situation in which it’s «A’s word against B’s.» It can be a dispute that involves the law, but it doesn’t have to be.
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The usual form of words is «It was one person’s word against another’s.» = One testimony against another, with no corroborating evidence to back either assertion. (Cross-posted to the max)
- play one off against another
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натравливать друг на друга, восстанавливать друг против друга; разжигать соперничество; ≈ столкнуть кого-л. лбами
As Cortes and Pfzarro bad done before them, the English and French used the «divide and rule» policy against the Indians. They played off one tribe against, the other. (W. Foster, ‘Outline Political History of the Americas’, ch. 3) — Англичане и французы, так же как Кортес и Писарро до них, проводили в отношении индейцев политику «разделяй и властвуй». Они натравливали одно племя на другое.
Kitty was prepared to flirt with them, and it diverted her to play one off against the other. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Painted Veil’, ch. VIII) — Китти охотно флиртовала со своими поклонниками и развлекалась тем, что ссорила их между собой.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. — М.: «Русский язык-Медиа»..
2006.
Смотреть что такое «play one off against another» в других словарях:
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play one person off against another — cause two people to argue, place two people in opposition … English contemporary dictionary
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To set off against — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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play — play1 W1S1 [pleı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(children)¦ 2¦(sports/games)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(radio/cd etc)¦ 5¦(theatre/film)¦ 6 play a part/role 7 play ball 8¦(pretend)¦ 9¦(behave)¦ 10 play games … Dictionary of contemporary English
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play off — verb set into opposition or rivalry let them match their best athletes against ours pit a chess player against the Russian champion He plays his two children off against each other • Syn: ↑pit, ↑oppose, ↑match • Derivationally related for … Useful english dictionary
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play — /pleɪ / (say play) noun 1. a dramatic composition or piece; a drama. 2. a dramatic performance, as on the stage. 3. exercise or action by way of amusement or recreation. 4. fun, jest, or trifling, as opposed to earnest: he said it merely in play …
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play — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by with) occupy or amuse oneself pleasantly with some recreation, game, exercise, etc. 2 intr. (foll. by with) act light heartedly or flippantly (with feelings etc.). 3 tr. a perform on or be able to perform on (a… … Useful english dictionary
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play — 1 /pleI/ verb 1 CHILDREN (I, T) when children play, they do things that they enjoy, often together or with toys: The children ran off to play on the beach. | play sth: The boys were playing soldiers. | I don t want to play that game! (+ with):… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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One Tree Hill (TV series) — One Tree Hill Intertitle, seasons 1–4; 8 Genre Drama, Sports Format Teen drama … Wikipedia
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play — [plā] vi. [ME plein < OE plegan, to play, be active] 1. to move lightly, rapidly, or erratically; flutter [sunlight playing on the waves] 2. to amuse oneself, as by taking part in a game or sport; engage in recreation 3. to take active part in … English World dictionary
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Another One Bites the Dust — «Another One Bites the Dust» Сингл Queen из альбома The Game Выпущен 22 августа 1980 Формат 7” … Википедия
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Play for Today — was a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. Over three hundred original plays, most between an hour and ninety minutes in length, were transmitted during the fourteen year period … Wikipedia