Paul celebrated Peter's birthday, then two days later, Peter celebrated Paul's birthday. Because both Peter and Paul are males, we must use the possessive pronoun "his" when speaking of either, or in this case, both of them, which started the confusion represented in this example.
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the remark 'breathtakingly' conveys exactly how cool and extreme the waters of lake Michigan are all year round.
I believe Frans Kafka's story Metamorphosis is considered to be one of the first short stories written.