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Linguistic Reminder
(This reminder is available in English only.)
you and I or you and me
Problem |
Many writers misuse the phrase you and I (or you and me), because they cannot tell whether the phrase is the subject or the object of the sentence. |
Solution |
| Use you and I |
Use you and me |
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as the object in a sentence
Sue saw you and me at the conference yesterday. as the indirect object in a sentence
This new software will be useful to you and me.
For you and me, this software program is free. |
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Tip |
To help you choose between the phrases you and I and you and me, try the following substitutions:
If you can substitute the pronoun we, use you and I.
- You and I (we) should get together for dinner next week.
- Maxine is wittier than you and I (we) are.
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If you can substitute the pronoun us, use you and me.
- Dylan has not written to you and me (us) since he left town.
- Maxine is wittier than you and me (us).
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REM-7/2008-10
