Comments on: I vs. Me http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/pronouns/%e2%80%98tis-i-or-%e2%80%98tis-me/ The #1 Grammar & Punctuation Resource on the Internet! Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:50:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/pronouns/%e2%80%98tis-i-or-%e2%80%98tis-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4255 Jane Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:30:11 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=15#comment-4255 Between July 1, 2010, and August 30, 2010, the heat index will soar. Between July 1, 2010, and August 30, 2010, the heat index will soar.

]]> By: Ima Biltit http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/pronouns/%e2%80%98tis-i-or-%e2%80%98tis-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4254 Ima Biltit Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:37:20 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=15#comment-4254 Please punctuate the following: between July 1 2010 and August 30 2010 the heat index will soar Many thanks for settling an argument at work. Please punctuate the following: between July 1 2010 and August 30 2010 the heat index will soar

Many thanks for settling an argument at work.

]]> By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/pronouns/%e2%80%98tis-i-or-%e2%80%98tis-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4202 Jane Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:15:02 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=15#comment-4202 Change "me" to "I" because you are really saying, "It was in the same room as I was." With "as" and "than," mentally complete the sentence. Change “me” to “I” because you are really saying, “It was in the same room as I was.” With “as” and “than,” mentally complete the sentence.

]]> By: Laura http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/pronouns/%e2%80%98tis-i-or-%e2%80%98tis-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4201 Laura Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:48:08 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=15#comment-4201 Is this sentence correct: It was in the same room as me. Should that me be changed to I? Is this sentence correct:

It was in the same room as me.

Should that me be changed to I?

]]> By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/pronouns/%e2%80%98tis-i-or-%e2%80%98tis-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4173 Jane Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:39:18 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=15#comment-4173 Both ways are correct for the reasons you state. Good job! Both ways are correct for the reasons you state. Good job!

]]> By: Ezra http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/pronouns/%e2%80%98tis-i-or-%e2%80%98tis-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4172 Ezra Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:04:51 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=15#comment-4172 Some people who post pictures online write "John Doe and I" as the caption as if to say, "John Doe and I are in this picture," or "This is John Doe and I." I would prefer to write "John Doe and me" as if to say, "This is a picture of John Doe and me"? Would it be more correct to use the former with the idea that a person looking at the picture would be more likely to ask, "Who is this?" rather than, "Who is this a picture of?" Some people who post pictures online write “John Doe and I” as the caption as if to say, “John Doe and I are in this picture,” or “This is John Doe and I.” I would prefer to write “John Doe and me” as if to say, “This is a picture of John Doe and me”? Would it be more correct to use the former with the idea that a person looking at the picture would be more likely to ask, “Who is this?” rather than, “Who is this a picture of?”

]]> By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/pronouns/%e2%80%98tis-i-or-%e2%80%98tis-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4158 Jane Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:36:19 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=15#comment-4158 Yes, the sentence should read, "No one was more amazed than she." If you mentally complete the sentence, you would say, "No one was more amazed than she was." Yes, the sentence should read, “No one was more amazed than she.” If you mentally complete the sentence, you would say, “No one was more amazed than she was.”

]]> By: Man-Khoi http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/pronouns/%e2%80%98tis-i-or-%e2%80%98tis-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4157 Man-Khoi Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:53:42 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=15#comment-4157 Hi Jane, I've been reading a book and this sentence just troubled me so much, "No one was more amazed than she." Is "she" correct? Because I think "her" would sound more familiar. Thanks, Hi Jane,

I’ve been reading a book and this sentence just troubled me so much,
“No one was more amazed than she.”

Is “she” correct? Because I think “her” would sound more familiar.

Thanks,

]]> By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/pronouns/%e2%80%98tis-i-or-%e2%80%98tis-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4142 Jane Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:14:24 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=15#comment-4142 "My family and I <em>are</em>..." Use the plural verb because "and" makes the subject plural. “My family and I are…”
Use the plural verb because “and” makes the subject plural.

]]> By: jeff http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/pronouns/%e2%80%98tis-i-or-%e2%80%98tis-me/comment-page-1/#comment-4141 jeff Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:52:52 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=15#comment-4141 My family and I are My family and I am which do it be? My family and I are
My family and I am
which do it be?

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