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To: SES1066

That displays one of Mike’s problems as a politician;
he has always seemed too meek, prim and inhibited.
To use “I” in that context vs using “Me” sounds overly formal and tentative.


7 posted on 11/22/2021 11:03:04 AM PST by lee martell
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To: lee martell

If you listen, way more than half of TV talking heads make the same mistake - and frequently. Bunch of semi-literate English majors who never learned basic grammar.


11 posted on 11/22/2021 11:07:12 AM PST by FirstFlaBn
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To: lee martell

And it is wrong! Should be me when an object. Idiots.


12 posted on 11/22/2021 11:07:26 AM PST by Codeflier (Please stop calling these violent totalitarian collectivist Democrats, liberals. )
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To: lee martell

To me, as a pedantic grammarian, it doesn’t sound formal. It sounds like nails on a chalkboard. I = subject. Me = object. “Do you miss I?” Ugh.

Barry Obama used to regularly make this same mistake. “It’s a great gift to Michelle and I” blah blah blah.


15 posted on 11/22/2021 11:09:42 AM PST by irishjuggler
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To: lee martell
To use β€œI” in that context vs using β€œMe” sounds overly formal and tentative.

It's wrong PERIOD.

19 posted on 11/22/2021 11:11:44 AM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: lee martell

More to the point it is grammatically incorrect.


22 posted on 11/22/2021 11:13:40 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: lee martell

No, to use “I” in this context is absolutely WRONG! “I” is a subjective pronoun and is not the object of the “missing.” “You” is the subject of the sentence, “missing” is the verb (actually “do miss”) and the pronoun receiving the “missing” should be “me.”

However, this goes to show that Pence cannot choose good staff. He would then go on to make similar unforced errors as President. But not only that, Pence is a JUDAS TURNCOAT. No, I do NOT miss him. He should be tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail. Hang the bustard!


46 posted on 11/22/2021 11:44:13 AM PST by Jemian
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To: lee martell

And it is wrong.


51 posted on 11/22/2021 11:55:15 AM PST by HonorInPa
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To: lee martell

‘To use ‘I’ in that context vs using ‘Me’ sounds overly formal and tentative.”

It has nothing to do with context or how it “sounds”. It’s atrocious grammar; it’s wrong.


88 posted on 12/17/2021 7:24:56 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (When government fears the people, there is liberty.)
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