I'm so sick of hearing "myself" used inappropriately I could scream.
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 9:41 AM, David Hogberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Along those lines, "between you and I . . . " ought to be right up there, > too. > > On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:36 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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=13152.d92d7ec47187a662aacda2d4b4c7628e&n=T&l=tips&o=8977 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-8977-13152.d92d7ec47187a662aacda2d4b4c76...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> > > > > -- > David K. Hogberg, PhD > Professor of Psychology, Emeritus > Department of Psychological Science > Albion College > Albion MI 49224 > > Tel: 517/629-4834, Mobile: 517/262-1277 > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=8978 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-8978-177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 This e-mail might be confidential, so please don't share it. --- 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=8993 or send a blank email to leave-8993-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
