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Is the word "me" becoming obsolete?
Posted on 12/24/15 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 12/24/15 at 2:20 pm
Over and over, more and more, I read and hear people (trying to sound erudite, apparently) substitute "you and I" or such when correct grammar calls for "you and me".
I'm not sure how I feel about that, actually. On the one hand, I resent the lack of education, but then I'm not opposed to streamlining the language where it makes sense to do so. "You", for example, works perfectly well as both a subject and object pronoun.
By the way... Irry Christmas.
I'm not sure how I feel about that, actually. On the one hand, I resent the lack of education, but then I'm not opposed to streamlining the language where it makes sense to do so. "You", for example, works perfectly well as both a subject and object pronoun.
By the way... Irry Christmas.
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Posted on 12/24/15 at 2:21 pm to Rex
Erudite, nice word. I prefer scholarly
Posted on 12/24/15 at 2:21 pm to Rex
Me say we reverse the trend.
Posted on 12/24/15 at 2:22 pm to Rex
Do you mean when they substitute "you and I" for "you and me" as object pronouns or as subjects? Obviously the rules are different for both situations. But yea some people are trying too hard to use proper grammar
Posted on 12/24/15 at 2:23 pm to Rex
whom are you talking about?
Posted on 12/24/15 at 2:25 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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whom are you talking about?
Jessica Simpson, for one.
Posted on 12/24/15 at 2:25 pm to Rex
There aren't as many pirates today as there were years ago
Posted on 12/24/15 at 2:27 pm to Rex
is that the proper use of whom? I was trying to make a joke.
Posted on 12/24/15 at 2:27 pm to cbi8
Posted on 12/24/15 at 2:30 pm to Rex
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Over and over, more and more, I read and hear people (trying to sound erudite, apparently) substitute "you and I" or such when correct grammar calls for "you and me".
One of my biggest pet peeves of all time. I think it's aggravated by the fact that said speaker is usually a pretentious hack.
Posted on 12/24/15 at 2:34 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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is that the proper use of whom? I was trying to make a joke.
It blows my mind that people can get through school without knowing the difference between a subject and an object...
Posted on 12/24/15 at 2:35 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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is that the proper use of whom? I was trying to make a joke.
It is not. Your joke was noted and appreciated.
Posted on 12/24/15 at 2:40 pm to chryso
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It is not.
Posted on 12/24/15 at 3:04 pm to Rex
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Is the word "me" becoming obsolete?
No, but the word queer is.
Posted on 12/24/15 at 3:27 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:It is correct, if awkward, because you end the question with the preposition "about."
is that the proper use of whom? I was trying to make a joke.
"About whom are you talking/speaking" would be standard and a bit more natural, but not as colloquial as "who are you talking about" which, though not standard English, has evolved into acceptable use.
Posted on 12/24/15 at 3:43 pm to Navytiger74
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"About whom are you talking/speaking" would be standard and a bit more natural, but not as colloquial as "who are you talking about" which, though not standard English, has evolved into acceptable use.
That's why it was "Whachoo talking bout, Willis?". Avoids ending with a preposition.
Posted on 12/24/15 at 4:02 pm to Rex
"myself" gets a lot of incorrect use as well.
Posted on 12/24/15 at 4:47 pm to Rex
This what you're talking about??
RummelTiger
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And here's a pic of my wife and I skiing in Austria 3 days ago.
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RummelTiger
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And here's a pic of my wife and I skiing in Austria 3 days ago.
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