>>>>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?
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>>>Well like Mike says but you and John are the object of the sentence - you're what's being seen, so you take the accusative form.
>>>I think this stems from people being drilled from an early age "It's not 'Me and my friend went to the woods' - it's 'My friend and I ...'!" so it sorta gets stuck in the mind that you must use "X and I"
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>>How about "John and myself". ;) I just love that one.
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>Tell me about it! I work near a woman who talks a lot to customers and I cringe each time I hear her say cr@p like: "Yes, we sent that to yourselves", or "I decided to speak to yourself about this ..." et al.
What is most unfortunate is the number of times I see stuff like this in newspapers and journals. If the pros can't get it write, what hope is there for the amateurs.
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>>>>>SYNTAX POLICE:
>>>>>... It was also funny to see John and I in complete agreement.
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>>>>>It was also funny to see John and me in complete agreement.
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>>>>>Sorry - bugbear of mine! :-)
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