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Post by Dark Phoenix on Jul 24, 2012 2:43:37 GMT -5
Hugh said on Rove that I watched recently: "My dad took my brother and I to the theatre".
Well, it sounded weird to me since I'd never, ever say "I" in that context, but "me",so "My dad took my brother and me to the theatre".
I asked two US-American friends. One said English uses always "I" instead of me (which was also weird to me...) and the other said that "Me" in that context was correct and not the "I".
So which is it?
I'd still say "My dad took my brother and me to the theatre".
(And I vaguely remember a discussion we once had that Hugh is kind known for using the wrong terms especially on Twitter...)
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Post by Kristin on Jul 24, 2012 4:37:29 GMT -5
Hugh said on Rove that I watched recently: "My dad took my brother and I to the theatre". Well, it sounded weird to me since I'd never, ever say "I" in that context, but "me",so "My dad took my brother and me to the theatre". I asked two US-American friends. One said English uses always "I" instead of me (which was also weird to me...) and the other said that "Me" in that context was correct and not the "I". So which is it? I'd still say "My dad took my brother and me to the theatre". (And I vaguely remember a discussion we once had that Hugh is kind known for using the wrong terms especially on Twitter...) "I" is a first-person singular subject pronoun. "Me" is an object pronoun. So the correct usage would be "My brother and I went to the theater" and my "My father took my brother and me to the theater." But since nobody cares about grammar anymore, it hardly matters. The easiest way to see which is right in a sentence is to omit the words "my brother and" only leaving the "I" or "me" in the sentence - "My father took I to the theater." would sound funny, so it has to be "me." You also wouldn't say "Me went to the theater", unless you're the Cookie Monster, of course.  People who tend to use "I" where they should use "me" either never learned proper grammar or they are trying to sound smarter than they really are.  |
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Post by wombat on Jul 24, 2012 6:50:52 GMT -5
It should be "me". The trick is to substitute "we" for "...and I" and "us" for "...and me" and it becomes clear.
Eg "My father took we to the theatre."
or "My father took us to the theatre."
It's more common for "me" to be used instead of "I" eg
"You are bigger than me" should really be "You are bigger I". In that case, just add on the verb and it becomes clear.
"You are bigger than me am"
"You are bigger than I am"
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Post by Jamie on Jul 24, 2012 6:51:18 GMT -5
And to think he graduated from Knox Grammar |
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Post by wombat on Jul 24, 2012 6:53:13 GMT -5
Worse still, he has a degree in communications, specialising in journalism.
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Post by mamaleh on Jul 24, 2012 7:51:45 GMT -5
Obviously the influence of singing the grammatically incorrect "You and Me (We Wanted It All)" every night in THE BOY FROM OZ. Compare to "You and I" from the movie musical GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS. I was impressed that the producers included the comma, necessary in direct address, after "goodbye." |
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Post by Dark Phoenix on Jul 25, 2012 16:25:42 GMT -5
Thanks guys. So I was right with my sentence. That one friend, who is a native speaker, still claims it has to be "I" LOL |
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