Improper use of pronouns is out of control! And, so unnecessary. I was taught to check by removing (or adding) names. For example: Give the report to Napoleon, Illya and I. Change to "Give the report to I" and you'll hear (or should)how glaringly wrong that is.
I was also taught that "you and I" equals "we" and "you and me" equals "us" so using my same example, you would change Give the report to Napoleon, Illya and I" to "Give the report to us" which is and sounds correct. If you had said "I," changing it to "Give the report to we" is obviously wrong. At least, I hope it's obvious.
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Date: 2014-11-27 06:45 pm (UTC)I was also taught that "you and I" equals "we" and "you and me" equals "us" so using my same example, you would change Give the report to Napoleon, Illya and I" to "Give the report to us" which is and sounds correct. If you had said "I," changing it to "Give the report to we" is obviously wrong. At least, I hope it's obvious.
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Date: 2014-11-27 06:48 pm (UTC)