Writing for Business

Note..........anything i post loses all its formatting. I vs. Me Here’s a screamer: “My brother and me went to the movies.” No! You would not say, “Me went to the movies.” Leave the other person(s) out to test the grammar. The correct usage then becomes obvious, “My brother and I went to the movies”. The rule, (read the following sentence at your own risk) found in any grammar book, is to use I, the subjective case personal pronoun, for subjects that follow linking verbs; use me, the objective case personal pronoun, for a direct object or for subjects or objects of infinitives. I had to learn the rules because no grammar handbook dispenses “tricks”. Now, aren’t you glad you have me? Try this: “The director asked Fred and ____ to join the group.” Which is correct, I or me? Actually, it is easy – simplify the sentence as much as possible in your head. Forget Fred, “The director asked…me...” Again, “The director said that Fred and ___should join the group.” Got it? “The director said that…I…” Use the same simplification trick for us vs. we.