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re: I can’t stand when people incorrectly use “I” because they think they are smart

Posted on 3/13/24 at 7:45 pm to
Posted by Longhorn Actual
Member since Dec 2023
941 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 7:45 pm to
quote:

This bothers me, too. I get it.



I get it too, me.
Posted by Hopeful Doc
Member since Sep 2010
15004 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 7:59 pm to
I haven’t read the rest of the thread, but the people who use “whom” because they think it’s the formal of “who” are much worse.
Posted by Eightballjacket
Member since Jan 2016
7321 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:05 pm to
Cops are the worst about trying to appear smarter by the words they use to describe something.
Posted by CC
Western NY
Member since Feb 2004
14867 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:05 pm to
quote:

Traditionally, people have had to learn the correct time to use I vs me because it’s so often misused when I should be the subject.
I hate the new trend of people misusing,”myself” when they should be using I or me.
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
19313 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:07 pm to
I was always taught use "I" before the verb and "me" after the verb.
Posted by Hopeful Doc
Member since Sep 2010
15004 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:27 pm to
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I was always taught use "I" before the verb and "me" after the verb.



Yeah. I before me, except after “see.”









/s
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
62886 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:31 pm to
What supercedes this is when songwriters put it in lyrics.
Worst case that I know of is Bryan Adams'" Run to You" with the opening lyrics of
"She says her love for me could never die
But that'd change if she ever found out about you and I"
Posted by CHGAR
Haile, LA
Member since Aug 2022
573 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:39 pm to
Hey Bigot! Don't you know that proper grammar is racist?

Me think you should apologize to I for such insensitivity.
Posted by Ziippy
Member since Aug 2023
1042 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:51 pm to
I agree
Posted by White Bear
Yonnygo
Member since Jul 2014
14034 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:57 pm to
Learn something new every day.
Posted by TackySweater
Member since Dec 2020
12120 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:58 pm to
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God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference


You forgot the fourth option:

And thank you for giving me the ability to complain about it on the internet
Posted by TackySweater
Member since Dec 2020
12120 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:00 pm to
quote:

non-formal context I'd prefer to go with "can you bring the stuff to me and Stephen?" rather than Stephen and me.


All good. You’re using the right one either way.
Posted by OKBoomerSooner
Member since Dec 2019
3137 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:01 pm to
It definitely bothers TackySweater and I
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
21216 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:34 pm to
quote:

This bothers me, too. I get it.


I wouldn't say it "bothers" me, but I hear it.
Posted by liz18lsu
Naples, FL
Member since Feb 2009
17338 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:38 pm to
You just remove the other person from the sentence and see if it makes sense.

quote:

WRONG: Cayden and me had a fun time at the travel ball game this weekend.


I had a fun time at the travel ball game this weekend.

Posted by TackySweater
Member since Dec 2020
12120 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:47 pm to
quote:

had a fun time at the travel ball game this weekend.


It’s really easy. Some people just can’t grasp it and auto-think, “I is the best” no matter what
Posted by DrrTiger
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2023
372 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:55 pm to
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“this is ______ and I.” Drives me nuts

Don’t let it. Lol. That’s actually correct. The pronoun “I” should be used in that case because it’s in the nominative case (predicate nominative after the linking verb “is.”)


I think that’s the case when the subject is the same person/thing as the object. “The author is I.”

Not sure it makes sense with subject “This” which could be referring to something other than the object pronoun. A photo, for example.
This post was edited on 3/13/24 at 11:00 pm
Posted by Dalosaqy
I can't quite re
Member since Dec 2007
12314 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:03 pm to
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The lady doth protest too much, methinks.”


Shakespeare
Posted by BiggerBear
Redbone Country
Member since Sep 2011
2924 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:04 pm to
Wait until you learn how to use "myself" properly.
Posted by 0x15E
Outer Space
Member since Sep 2020
12813 posts
Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:10 pm to
Me gave you you’re 100th downvote
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