>>>>>>Thanks. I did stop and think about that but didn't care enough to look it up. Will try to remember from now on that it's "me." Why is that, anyway?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>SYNTAX POLICE:
>>>>>>>... It was also funny to see John and I in complete agreement.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>It was also funny to see John and me in complete agreement.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Sorry - bugbear of mine! :-)
>>>>>
>>>>>The rule is, you take out the other person and the sentence should still make sense, for example:
>>>>>It was also funny to see I in complete agreement.
>>>>>It was also funny to see me in complete agreement.
>>>>>
>>>>>Now the meaning isn't preserved, but the second sentence is gramatically correct.
>>>>>
>>>>>You Illini...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Illini?! Bite your tongue! Wildcat is fine and so is Badger, but don't call me a steenkin' Illini.
>>>
>>>Illionian? What do they call people from Illinois? We are called Iowans, or Iowawegians from Minnesotans. However, I call them Canadians.
>>
>>Grrrrrr.....
>
>Sorry, didn't mean to insult Canadians by comparing them with Minnesotans.
No gun for you tonight after dinner!
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