NOW I’M TOTALLY CONFUSED
IT’S SO EASY.
To determine whether to use ME or I—
Just drop the first part of the sentence to determine the best pronoun for the second part of the sentence.
“You and I are going to be late.” = “I am going to be late.” (not, “Me is going to be late.”)
“You and I walked along the road.” = “I walked along the road.” (not, “Me walked along the road.”)
“You and I watched the dancers on stage.” = “I watched the dancers on the stage.” (not, “Me watched the dancers on the stage.”)
“You and I liked them.” = “I liked them.” (not, “Me liked them.”)
“ME” would never be used in the ending part of the original sentences.
“Harold watched you and me.” = “Harold watched me.” (not, “Harold watched I.”)
“They sent you and me a package.” = “They sent a package to me.” (not, “They sent I a package.”)
“The sun was shining on you and me.” = “The sun was shining on me.” (not, “The sun was shining on I.”)
“The kids gave the books to you and me.” = “The kids gave the books to me.” (not, “The kids gave the books to I.”)
“I” would never be used in the ending part of the original sentence.
It depends on the context.
“Jethro and me is fixin’ to make some moonshine.”
works in one context.
“Olivia and I are taking a walk along the Champs-Élysées.”
works in another context.
End every sentence in ‘at’.
But you and me ain’t no movie stars.
What we are is what we are.
We share a bed,
Some lovin’,
And TV, yeah.
And that’s enough for a workin’ man.
What I am is what I am.
And I tell you, babe,
Well that’s enough for me.
It kills me how often people misuse I or myself when me is the appropriate word. They seem to think it makes them sound smart.
“The lady doth protest too much, METHINKS,” “Hamlet” by Shakespeare. (Act III, Scene II)
“Just the two of us
Building castles in the sky
Just the two of us
You and I”
Proper grammar would ruin many a song...
Depends...
Following a preposition : you and me
Subject or following a form of “to be” verbs : you and I
Saying the “I” or “me” by itself in the sentence usually give a good clue
So much racism. We all know good grammar is white privilege.
Easy way to remember -— if you take away the “you and I” or
“you and me”, will the sentence still make sense?
However, I should like to remind us all of the continued widespread misuse of Dangling Participles and their ilk.
"As a long-time observer of the White House, the President's remarks were very disturbing."
Regards,
How very tragic that with the dumbing down of the U.S. educational system, English grammar is often lacking in the basic education. A hundred years ago students who had completed a decent 4th grade education knew and had internatlized the content of what is being taught in this posting. This was equally true of students from recent immigrant families in which the parents spoke no English and were poor and illiterate. This mistake would not have been made in either oral or written usage. They understood this as well as their arithmetic times tables.
There is a simple test. Answer the question in your head as if it were asked in the singular. If the answer is me, then that’s it, but if the answer is I then that’s it. But be aware that me and you is a frequent case of bad grammar in 21st Century America.
There is a simple test. Answer the question in your head as if it were asked in the singular. If the answer is me, then that’s it, but if the answer is I then that’s it. But be aware that me and you is a frequent case of bad grammar in 21st Century America.
NOW I’M TOTALLY CONFUSED
Also, I would add, always put the other person first in the sentence.
What about proper usage of “we” and “us”?
Or “they” and “them”...
You and I must make a pact to bring salvation back.
1. My friend and I went to the store.
2. I and my friend went to the store.
3. Me and my friend went to the store.
4. My friend and me went to the store.
1 and 3 sound right, 2 and 4 don’t.
I went to the store. (Correct English)
Me went to store. (Correct Tontoese).