Rebecca 0 #26 June 25, 2004 Quote....between you and me (not you and I.) The "you and me" at the end of a sentence is an object. The grammatical subject is" the telephone conversation." "You and I" is used when it's a subject, "You and me" when it's an object. That's what I learned in Highschool English. I am a native German... Greetings Sabine That's right. There was some sort of backlash way back when because people were using "me" incorrectly so often, that now it's swung the other way and "I" is the misused pronoun. "Me" just 'sounds' wrong for some reason, so people figure "I" must be right. Pammi, the test is removing the other pronoun, in this case "you" and make the sentence correct with just "me": "...confirm your telephone conversation with ME." Works for me, anyway. Sabine, I'm American, but I went to German school Kindergarten - 5th (Gymnasium). I kept up with my German through grad school and STILL completely SUCK at the grammar! Difficult language... do you think it's harder than American English? you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #27 June 25, 2004 Wow...this thread is making my eyes glaze over. I think in my particular case it depends on how much he had to drink last night and what kind of mood he's in today because of it I'm thinking he may be right even though it sounds wrong. (and it's not like I could print out this thread to prove it anyway..."I was doing some research on our disagreement..." hehe) Besides, I bring you back to the "I'm always right because I'm a girl" thing anyway! Pammi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YahooLV 0 #28 June 25, 2004 If you can break it into two sentences using "me" and "I", the one that makes the most sense it the one to use. In this case....mehttp://www.curtisglennphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #29 June 25, 2004 When a pronoun acts as an object of the preposition, it must take the objective case. [In the following examples, the object of the preposition is bold and the preposition is underlined.] Bill was more than a little irritated when the water balloon fell on him. HIM acts as the object of the preposition ON. It is incorrect to write fell on HE. Theo gave a dollar to Stephen and me to go to the store. Both STEPHEN and ME act as the object of the preposition TO. It would be incorrect to write TO STEPHEN AND I. It seems like a waste of time for you and me to drive to Portland for the game. Both YOU and ME act as the object of the preposition FOR.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orchid 0 #30 June 25, 2004 "you and I""Love is doing small things with great love." Lacrosse: Legally beating men with sticks since 1492 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #31 June 26, 2004 If I were you, I would use "me". (Note use of subjunctive mood there)... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #32 June 26, 2004 *jumping up and down* ME, ME...Use ME....I volunteer...use me...use me. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
