[Vermont Lt]

Grammar rules are like speed limits. Often they are ignored. But, they are there for a reason.

I will trade you the odd preposition for a complete attack on people using their pronouns in the wrong order (”Me and my friend.”

[super7man]

I too will make a trade of the occasional preposition at the end of a sentence for the proper use of “their”, “there” and “they’re”.

Grammar Police on Patrol

[lepton]

Grammar rules are like speed limits. Often they are ignored. But, they are there for a reason.

---

However, some of the argued rules - such as the one mentioned in the title - aren’t actually English grammar rules, but Latin ones. Might as well apply Spanish grammar rules for English.

[mumblypeg]

My pet peeve is subject pronouns used as objects of the preposition.

When the boss and I announced our engagement, our coworkers gave a lovely wedding gift to he and I.

[sparklite2]

people using their pronouns in the wrong order (”Me and my friend.”

---

Even worse, people unsure of what to do, will fall over backwards to use ‘I’ where ‘me’ is called for. All over punditry you’ll hear something similar to this...

The baker gave her and I a piece of cake.

‘Me’ is to be avoided at all costs, to the uncertain. They think it sounds ignorant.