Well played, sir. On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Alex Eckelberry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "Grab Andy or me" is the correct usage. > > Any reference to yourself is always at the end of a series. Examples: > Bill, John and I went to the beach. He hit Jim and me. > > As far as "I" vs. "me" goes, an informal approach is to delete the reference > to the other person and see if it works. In this case, "I" is certainly not > the correct usage. > > If you're curious, the technical reason is that "me" is objective case (like > "whom"), vs. "I", which is always subjective case. Objective pronouns > receive an action. You throw a ball to "me" or "him". Subjective case > pronouns act as a subject. "I" threw the ball. > > HTH, > > > Alex > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Andy Shook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:42 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: OT: grammer question > > > > > > In an argument with my boss on a totally nonproductive point. My boss > mailed out this sentence: > > > > When someone is out, please grab me or Andy and… > > > > My point was it should be "Andy or I" in this particular use. Who's right, > as he just called me Gomer (he's from Ohio and my neck is very red)… > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Shook > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshook > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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