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Written by Alex Hall on 2025-01-07 at 15:14

@grammargirl I just listened to this week's first segment, on "The Wizard and I". Your explanation of when to use I versus me makes sense, but the rule I was told as a child was to drop the extra stuff and just use the one that makes sense. You don't say "me am going", so you don't say "you and me are going". Is this simplistic rule always right? Right except some edge cases? Your rule about the subject and object feels more complete, but I find it harder to quickly apply as I'm writing.

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Written by Pratik Patel on 2025-01-07 at 16:07

@alexhall @grammargirl The more you internalize the subject and object understanding, the better you'll find it when you try to apply I and me. Things will sound more odd to you because you have the understanding. If you're trying to write something quickly and get it wrong, you can catch it during the time you edit. Phrases like "between you and I" always sounded strange to me after I started learning Latin, which relies on a more restrictive grammatical understanding.

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Written by Mignon Fogarty on 2025-01-07 at 16:10

@alexhall Yes, that rule works, and I have given it as "a trick" in more straightforward segments about "I" and "me."

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Written by Alex Hall on 2025-01-07 at 16:13

@grammargirl Awesome, thanks! I'm pretty sensitive to when the authors I read get it wrong--it can really pull me out of an otherwise good story. I was starting to wonder if I was actually the incorrect one because I'd been using an overly simplified rule.

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