[stylist] Grammatical point regarding the pronouns I and Me

[loristay at aol.com]

I see this often, even by good writers, but here is an easy way to determine whether to use Me when it is appropriate.  The word me is in the objective case.  This means it takes action.  Oh heck, think of it this way:


You can't say, "You have a present for I?"  
It just doesn't sound right.


So whenever you use the word "For" in a sentence, even when it is separated from the pronoun by a few other words, the proper pronoun to use would be "me."


Here's another example:  People say "Between you and I."  This is getting popular, but it isn't grammatically correct, something we as writers need to pay attention to.  So the proper term is "Between you and me."  That's because the word "between" is delivering action, the same as the word "For."  Look at it this way.  You'd easily accept "Between me and you," but the phrase "Between I and you" simply doesn't work.  


Lori