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When to use “I” and when to use “me.”

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January 29, 2019, 08:37 AM
Eponym
When to use “I” and when to use “me.”
quote:
Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
But... but... using “I” as an object pronoun makes me sound all educated. It’s true. I hear it used that way on CNN!! I gives me gravitas!.
No one knows it better than I. Smile
January 29, 2019, 09:17 AM
P250UA5
quote:
Originally posted by Skins2881:
I was always told just remove the other person and that solves it.

The drill sergeant made Joe and I do pushups.

If you still get it wrong after that, you're beyond help.


Bingo,
This is how me was taught it, too. Razz



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January 29, 2019, 09:27 AM
rsbolo
Can't I just LIE here and not think about grammar? I'll just LAY around and do nothing.


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January 29, 2019, 09:27 AM
striker1
I'm glad I seen this thread. I would of never known.


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January 29, 2019, 09:30 AM
jhe888
Sigfruend, you assume people know the difference between a subject and an object in a sentence.

But the shortcut can help even those people.



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January 29, 2019, 09:59 AM
RichardC
Our brains is hurts now.


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January 29, 2019, 05:49 PM
sigfreund
quote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
Sigfruend, you assume people know the difference between a subject and an object in a sentence.


Therefore the shortcut and examples. Smile



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January 29, 2019, 06:15 PM
V-Tail
quote:
Originally posted by arfmel:

Next please do one on “bring” and “take”. Thank you.
Bring it to me.

Take it away.


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January 29, 2019, 06:32 PM
Muddflap
After I seen the original post, I sat down and read threw it. I thought it was good so I called my wife in to read it to. She said it was so good, sigfreund ought to write a book and sale it. Than he could make a lot of money.
January 29, 2019, 10:41 PM
sigcrazy7
quote:
Originally posted by Muddflap:
sigfreund ought to write a book and sale it


Dood, its aught too rite a book”

Geez, get sum scoolin, pleaze.


Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well. -Epictetus
January 30, 2019, 02:32 PM
wishfull thinker
Grammar Nazis, oh woe is I Confused


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