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[CubbyMK]

The two personal pronouns I and me are often used wrongly, usually in sentences in which I is being used with another noun. Here are some tips to help you get it right:

• Use the pronoun I, along with other subjective pronouns such as we, he, she, you, and they, when the pronoun is the subject of a verb:

He went to bed.
We waited for the bus.
Clare and I are going for a coffee.

In the last example, the pronoun I, together with the proper noun Clare, forms the subject of the sentence, so you need to use I rather than me.

• Use the pronoun me, along with other objective pronouns such as us, him, her, you, and them, when the pronoun is the object of a verb:

Danny thanked them.
The dog followed John and me to the door.


In the last example, the pronoun me, together with the proper noun John, forms the object of the verb follow, so you need to use me rather than I.

• Use the pronoun me, along with other objective pronouns such as us, him, her, you, and them, when the pronoun is the object of a preposition:

Rose spent the day with Jake and me.

Me, together with Jake, forms the object of the preposition with, so you need to use the pronoun me rather than the pronoun I.


An easy way of making sure you’ve chosen the right pronoun is to see whether the sentence reads properly if you remove the additional noun:

√ I am going for a coffee
X Me am going for a coffee
√ The dog followed me
X The dog followed I
√ Rose spent the day with me
X Rose spent the day with I







This is all well and good - but Mark isnt mentioned once!!!

 

[renault12ts]

Well...mark his card.

 

[BigSilverEstate]

The two personal pronouns I and me are often used wrongly, usually in sentences in which I is being used with another noun. Here are some tips to help you get it right:

[*]Use the pronoun I, along with other subjective pronouns such as we, he, she, you, and they, when the pronoun is the subject of a verb:
He went to bed.
We waited for the bus.
Clare and I are going for a coffee.

In the last example, the pronoun I, together with the proper noun Clare, forms the subject of the sentence, so you need to use I rather than me.


[*]Use the pronoun me, along with other objective pronouns such as us, him, her, you, and them, when the pronoun is the object of a verb:
Danny thanked them.
The dog followed John and me to the door.

In the last example, the pronoun me, together with the proper noun John, forms the object of the verb follow, so you need to use me rather than I.

[*]Use the pronoun me, along with other objective pronouns such as us, him, her, you, and them, when the pronoun is the object of a preposition:
Rose spent the day with Jake and me.

Me, together with Jake, forms the object of the preposition with, so you need to use the pronoun me rather than the pronoun I.

An easy way of making sure you’ve chosen the right pronoun is to see whether the sentence reads properly if you remove the additional noun:

√ I am going for a coffee
X Me am going for a coffee
√ The dog followed me
X The dog followed I
√ Rose spent the day with me
X Rose spent the day with I

This is all well and good - but Mark isnt mentioned once!!!

Would the mods like to consider moving this excellent and authoritative summary to the 'How to' section so there need never again be any doubt about the matter. Lol.

 

[renault12ts]

We haven't had a good grammar thread for yonks...leave it alone!!

 

[Paul/]

Me, together with Jake, forms the object of the preposition with

Surely Me, together with Jake, form the object (or objects?)

 

[Paul/]

We haven't had a good grammar thread for yonks...leave it alone!!

In next week's thrilling instalment-

Spurious Apostrophes and their birth in the Greengrocer's (from Cauli's to Plum's)

 

[Shude]

In next week's thrilling instalment-

Spurious Apostrophes and their birth in the Greengrocer's (from Cauli's to Plum's)

I'll accept Cauli's as it is a contraction

 

[CubbyMK]

In next week's thrilling instalment-

Spurious Apostrophes and their birth in the Greengrocer's (from Cauli's to Plum's)

Classic,!

 

[renault12ts]

Classic!

Fixed that for you...a spurious comma.

 

[CubbyMK]

Fixed that for you...a spurious comma.

I thank you, Mark.

 

[renault12ts]

I thank you, Mark.

This is getting out of hand...Mark is your friend, not mine. I've never met either of you.

 

[CubbyMK]

Full Marks - Mark is infact I, thus, thank you, from me, Mark.

 

[Paul/]

I'll accept Cauli's as it is a contraction

Well spotted. It's thought that they were the origin of the error- on greengrocers' blackboards (do they still have them? Are there still greengrocers'?) the convenience of correct selective abbreviations degenerated into the habit of apostrophising everything listed on the board,e.g. Plum's (hence the term Greengrocer's Apostrophe).

 

[renault12ts]

Full Marks - Mark is infact I, thus, thank you, from me, Mark.

"Infact"? Are you sure, absolutely, that's a word?

 

[renault12ts]

Well spotted. It's thought that they were the origin of the error- on greengrocers' blackboards (do they still have them? Are there still greengrocers'?) the convenience of correct selective abbreviations degenerated into the habit of apostrophising everything listed on the board,e.g. Plum's (hence the term Greengrocer's Apostrophe).

Intentional??

 

[CubbyMK]

"Infact"? Are you sure, absolutely, that's a word?

I'mhavingafewissueswithmyspace bar.

 

[Paul/]

Intentional??

Absolutely old chap- it's my implied abbreviation of greengrocers' shops. Professor Cubby may be able to corroborate (if he doesn't, I'll take issue with his coining of "infact").

I started losing interest in the original thread by the 2nd sentence of the very first post, but this forum has a habit of mutating threads in unexpected ways, I'm glad I kept tuned in to this one

 

[CubbyMK]

Corroborate : to support with evidence or authority : make more certain.

I shop at Sainsbury's and try to avoid the greengrocerer's...

How is my Corroboration?

 

[CubbyMK]

Amazing.

 

[Dr-Nab]