Nancy (and all), The misuse of I/me is very common, but recently I have noticed
a lot of people on TV, including Anchors (who do not even write their own
stuff) misusing he/him and her/she. It is everywhere. As in "Him and I were
discussing X", or "That was a surprise to she and I"
(how about to her and me, which sounds odd only because no one ever does it
correctly, it would seem). What a language!
Mike SC
> Hi all,
>
> This is Nancy, Gary Wasserman's wife. I usually have no
> interest in anything
> written on this list. Tonight, however, Gary called me in
> and said, "Honey,
> there's something here I think you'll want to
> read." Well, I've read every
> response and haven't stopped smiling yet!
>
> My father's nickname is "The Chief of the Grammar
> Police" and I am my
> father's daughter! Misspelled words jump out at me
> when I'm reading anything. I
> can't enjoy a nice restaurant meal without finding
> typos on the menu. I want
> to take photos of store signs that have misspellings,
> because I think they're
> so ridiculous.
>
> Gary and I recently hired a tile installer to do some work
> at our house. He
> gave me several contracts to read and sign, and I found
> many mistakes on
> each one. Of course, I had to point them out to him!
> Even his newly printed
> business card had the word "buisness" on it, and
> although he said he asked many
> people to proof it, nobody caught it. How can this be?
>
> Besides "its" versus "it's," I
> think my biggest pet peeve is the misuse of
> the word I. Yes, we all learn in school that one does not
> say, "Me and Gary
> went to the park," but rather "Gary and I went to
> the park." Unless the "I"
> is part of the object, however, the use of the word
> "me" is usually correct.
> "She went to the park with Gary and I" is not
> right. The way one checks is
> to take away the other person. You wouldn't say,
> "She went to the park with
> I," but rather, "She went to the park with
> me." So, the correct sentence is,
> "She went to the park with Gary and me."
>
> Okay, I'm through boring you. I just thought I'd
> put in my two cents.
> Thanks for talking about something besides Datsun Roadsters
> for a change.
>
> Nancy Person (Yes, I am a teacher)
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