Another grammar question

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Another grammar question

Mietz

Another grammar question

One of my students asked me if the construction "Me and I" is correct. He thinks he�s heard it in some song, but I can�t think of a context where this might be correct. What do you think?
Thanks! Mietz

21 Oct 2008

happy koala

Hi Mietz,

have a look at this link:

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/myself.html

21 Oct 2008

Mietz

Thanks jhidal! Smile

According to that link my student is wrong and I�m right not being able to think of a context. Well - that�s how I understand it.

Still - is there any context this construction is actually used - never mind its not being correct? He insisted he�d heard it - just couldn�t remember where ... Wacko

21 Oct 2008

goodnesses

Hi , Mietz

You�re right your student is wrong as far as standard language is concerned.
But, he may be right that he heard it as is in a song where the singer may want to emphasize on his person "ego".

21 Oct 2008

Mietz

Hi goodnesses,
Thanks for your reply. I�ll keep telling my student, that he�s grammatically wrong - in this case - but there may be some context... (Have to word that carefully. He�s the boss of a company with lots of potential customers...)

21 Oct 2008