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Doa's Death
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16/05/2007 08:02:10
 
 
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Forum:
Family
Category:
Children
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01223129
Message ID:
01225914
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>>>>>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.
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>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.

Or if the pros can't get it right {gd&r}

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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! :-)
- Whoever said that women are the weaker sex never tried to wrest the bedclothes off one in the middle of the night
- Worry is the interest you pay, in advance, for a loan that you may never need to take out.
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