[stylist] Grammatical point regarding the pronouns I and Me

[Lynda Lambert]

Lori thanks for the lesson here.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <loristay at aol.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 8:38 AM
Subject: [stylist] Grammatical point regarding the pronouns I and Me


>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
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