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To: gcruse
confusion of 'him and me' vs 'he and I.'

You have hit upon one of my pet peeves. Most of us, when we were growing up, were constantly corrected by parents and teachers to say "Joe and I" rather than "Joe and me". As adults, even people in the media say things like: "That was a surprise to Joe and I." (For those who never figured it out, remove "Joe and", and then see how it sounds: "That was a real surprise to I." Who talks like that?)

46 posted on 04/30/2003 7:04:15 PM PDT by Rocky
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To: Rocky
As adults, even people in the media say things like: "That was a surprise to Joe and I.

AAARRGGGHH! That's my pet peeve too. And when I use it correctly, I have had people "correct" me! I have been known to say things like, "That was a surprise to me...and Joe" to be correct and not engage in endless futile discussions with people who say things like "I seen him" but still try to correct my "he and I" usage!!!

109 posted on 04/30/2003 7:50:04 PM PDT by T Minus Four
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