[Roadsters] OT: Spelling

[Mike Harper]

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)