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Helo all. Is this correct:: "me and my co-hosts will explore interesting topics every day." or should it be"my co-hosts and I..."

Antonina Romaker · Accepted Answer

I and my co-hosts <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/5.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/5.gif' alt='Emotion: wink'/>

Anonymous · Answer

it should be my co-hosts and I

Mashid · Answer

Ayanna the first one is correct (me and my co-hosts will explore interesting topics every day.)

Fivejedjon · Answer

mashidAyanna the first one is correct (me and my co-hosts will explore interesting topics every day.)

You will hear people saying that, but many people consider it to be sub-standard. Stick to 'My co-hosts and I ...'

Ayanna · Answer

Still not sure! Responses vary.

Fivejedjon · Answer

http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/i-or-me

Corfu lingua · Answer

Hello Ayanna,

fivejedjon is right with his statement that both versions are used but "I" is the one that is grammatically correct in your example.

http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/i-or-me

'I' or 'me'?

The two personal pronouns I and me are often used wrongly, usually in sentences in which I is being used with another noun. Here are some tips to help you get it right:

Use the pronoun I, along with other subjective pronouns such as we, he, she, you, and they, when the pronoun is the subject of a verb:

He went to bed.

We waited for the bus.

Clare and I are going for a coffee.

In the last example, the pronoun I, together with the proper noun Clare, forms the of the sentence, so you need to use I rather than me.

Use the pronoun me, along with other objective pronouns such as us, him, her, you, and them, when the pronoun is the of a verb:

Danny thanked them.

The dog followed John and me to the door.

In the last example, the pronoun me, together with the proper noun John, forms the object of the verb follow, so you need to use me rather than I.

Use the pronoun me, along with other such as us, him, her, you, and them, when the pronoun is the object of a preposition:

Rose spent the day with Jake and me.

Me, together with Jake, forms the object of the preposition with, so you need to use the pronoun me rather than the pronoun I.

An easy way of making sure you’ve chosen the right pronoun is to see whether the sentence reads properly if you remove the additional noun:

v I am going for a coffee	X Me am going for a coffee
v The dog followed me	X The dog followed I
v Rose spent the day with me	X Rose spent the day with I

Enoon · Answer

Ayanna Still not sure! Responses vary.

This is Grammar 101. Pronouns have a property called "case". When a pronoun is the subject of a sentence, as it is here, it takes the nominative (also called "subjective") case. Usage has forged de facto exceptions, but this is not one of them. Good style usually puts "I" at the end of a compound subject.

Corfu lingua · Answer

fivejedjonhttp://oxforddictionaries.com/words/i-or-me

Sorry, fivejedjon, I hadn't seen your post when submitting mine! They are the same!

Corfu lingua · Answer

enoonGood style usually puts "I" at the end of a compound subject.

I agree with this, enoon. But there are so many "bad" versions out there that they might be accepted as slang or 'cool'.
What comes to my mind is Janis Joplin with 'Me And Bobby McGee'.

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