On 24 Feb 2011 at 10:26, Annette Taylor wrote: > Most people can'tuse "I" versus "me" correctly, including most > academics: > > My student and me...went to a conference. > > Susie and me... saw that new movie. >
No, no, Annette, I think you've got it backward. The uneducated nature of using "me" as the subject is well-known, even to the uneducated, and only Cookie Monster still uses it (if even he does now). Most people are so afraid of making that mistake that they overcorrect and avoid using "me" under any circumstances. For example "The waiter served my friend and I lunch"; "That new movie was seen by Susie and I". Now that bugs me. -------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca --------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=8977 or send a blank email to leave-8977-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
