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Cold War Spook

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23. When I am not sure, I change it to we or us to see which seems right.

Tue Dec 25, 2018, 12:46 PM

Dec 2018

I am very rarely wrong that way. Favorite grammar joke. I businessman flew into Boston at dinner time and his friends had told him to find a restaurant that served scrod. Getting into a taxi, he asked the driver where he could get scrod. The driver turned to him and said "Sure, but I haven't had some one ask me that in the third-person pluperfect indicative in a long time. Yes, 3 years of Latin in Boston of course. Also 3 years of French and 1400 hours learning Russian at Defense Language Institute. Did Santa leave you presents last night. You know he could not make all those toys if he did not have help from his subordinate clauses.

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"Me" versus "I" [View all] Goodheart Dec 2018 OP

Whose Betty? LuckyCharms Dec 2018 #1

It's not my Betty. MineralMan Dec 2018 #5

When I was young in the 60's... LuckyCharms Dec 2018 #18

Heh Goodheart Dec 2018 #6

My mother's name was Betty and she was a professional writer Poiuyt Dec 2018 #26

Everyone knows Betty. TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #35

LOL, I needed this question everything Dec 2018 #40

English is a most malleable language vlyons Dec 2018 #2

It allows us to boldly split infinitives that no one has split before. /nt LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #4

Always been split unc70 Dec 2018 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #56

Use of "I" like that bugs me (not I) as well. Ilsa Dec 2018 #3

I'm astonished to see how often that occurs, elleng Dec 2018 #7

A few rock songs do that occasionally for the sake of a rhyme unblock Dec 2018 #8

These grammatical mistakes drive me crazy! MoonRiver Dec 2018 #9

My father taught me a simple completely failproof trick for knowing when to use "me" or "I" EffieBlack Dec 2018 #10

Same with "Between you and ..." You would not say, "Between I ..." so "me" is the right choice. ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #20

between us? Mr. Quackers Dec 2018 #37

Yes. That's how I was taught the rule, in school, in about fourth grade. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #24

What I see and hear a lot these days--even from TV pundits--is "me and him" or "me and her" used as tblue37 Dec 2018 #11

Did you here it hear, or their? Wounded Bear Dec 2018 #44

If I rush a post & don't proofread, autocorrect gets me every time. It also, for some tblue37 Dec 2018 #52

We all have our grammar idiosyncrasies LakeArenal Dec 2018 #12

The way to remember the difference between less and fewer PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #25

I heard if the answer is a number it's fewer LakeArenal Dec 2018 #27

Yep, that works too. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #29

except for measurements (distance, time, volume, etc.) fishwax Dec 2018 #60

I would argue that the rule about individual units vs a collective amount still applies PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #62

I hear the "amount of people" on tv all the time AlexSFCA Dec 2018 #32

the amount of people depends on the recipe Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #34

I still think it's LakeArenal Dec 2018 #42

You use amount in the cookbook... Wounded Bear Dec 2018 #45

Language is fluid, and there has always been hand-wringing about changing standards. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2018 #13

you beat me! janterry Dec 2018 #15

On a visit to Webster's home in CT treestar Dec 2018 #31

Grammar changes through evolution and chance janterry Dec 2018 #14

But on the side of making things more confusing and less intelligible treestar Dec 2018 #33

It's all just words.... I think vernacular changes LakeArenal Dec 2018 #43

I'm afraid, according to linguists janterry Dec 2018 #51

Just between you and I, me has always been confused on the usage. Yonnie3 Dec 2018 #17

Affect is the action, effect is the result question everything Dec 2018 #53

Yes, that is my understanding. Yonnie3 Dec 2018 #54

Get off my Tech Dec 2018 #19

Me welcome you to DU underpants Dec 2018 #21

Grammar got run over by a reindeer underpants Dec 2018 #22

. Kurt V. Dec 2018 #28

When I am not sure, I change it to we or us to see which seems right. Cold War Spook Dec 2018 #23

Thanks! UpInArms Dec 2018 #39

Myself... TJKatd Dec 2018 #30

Using the subjective form of a personal pronoun as the object of a preposition is for dumbs. Iggo Dec 2018 #36

Thank you! sagetea Dec 2018 #38

I will never accept "irregardless" with the two negatives question everything Dec 2018 #41

Unfortunately people get confused FakeNoose Dec 2018 #46

I can do nothing about the way people speak or write and I sure as hell am not going wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #47

A big part of me says "I" and "me" SHOULD be interchangeable. Goodheart Dec 2018 #48

Just to irritate some people I say "I myself". wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author oberliner Dec 2018 #50

I'm afraid you're right. The rule is going to die. In the meantime I'll cringe away! LAS14 Dec 2018 #55

I was told to say it to myself like this: shraby Dec 2018 #57

That grates my Cha Dec 2018 #58

You think me and him should of joined the democrat party sooner. VOX Dec 2018 #59

Or we could speak like Trump - forget choosing between me or I - just third person fun & games womanofthehills Dec 2018 #61