Me vs I - English Grammar usage - a 'Grammar Nazi' explains
I explain as simply as I can when to use 'I' or 'me' in a sentence when speaking or preparing something written
or typed. Below is a transcript of the key points in the video, which of course you are free to save. If anyone
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***As a general rule, in the beginnings of sentences, the use of 'I' is usually correct.***
***And, "me" is usually correct when used at the end of a sentence.***
EXAMPLE:
*I am going to the store.
*SHE AND I are going to the store. (the use of I remains correct regardless of the fact that 'SHE AND' was
added)
*SHE, HE, AND I are going to the store. (again, I remains the correct choice)
(note it would likely sound better to simply use WE in the last example unless you are in a real life situation
where you are pointing to specific people in a group).
****Exceptions include "This is she" said sometimes by overly proper females who answer a phone. For this,
instead of saying "This is HE," which i find even more ridiculous, I just say "Speaking." Or, it wouldn't be so
proper to say "this is John," replacing John with your own name.
"That's me" is often said and is generally accepted, but technically "That is I" is correct. However, this
sounds so odd that even grammar nazis probably avoid saying this around one another, maybe.