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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
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A lot of really deplorable characters are in this book, with only two characters that were actually worth saving. How the carny talked was really rough and a little sickening. A younger me, who lived off of Chuck Palahniuk and anything else I could get my sick little hands on would have loved this. At the age I am now...

I think "me" is the subject of "would have loved", then I'd like to know why "me" is used, not "I."
And I'd like to know whether "me" is modified by "A younger."

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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Me is a common noun there, not a pronoun. The word I can’t be used this way, and neither can him or her , by the way. )

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  • Me is a common noun there, not a pronoun.
  • The word I can’t be used this way, and neither can him or her , by the way.
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Me is a common noun there, not a pronoun. The word I can’t be used this way, and neither can him or her, by the way.

(The writer should have put a comma before would.)
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Thank you, Aspara Gus, for your very helpful answer. Emotion: smile

Me is a common noun there, not a pronoun.
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park sang joonCan I find the usage in dictionaries?
Here’s one entry:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/me

I should add that a modifier as well as a determiner is required. You can’t have *A me would have loved this or
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Thank you, Aspara Gus, for your continuing support and the helpful link. Emotion: smile

I should add that a modifier as well as a
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park sang joonI didn't understand; so, I'd like to know whether I should use either "a" or "the" before "me" or shouldn't.
You should: the noun is countable. I’m saying a modifier (such as an adjective or a restrictive clause) is also obligatory. Normally modifiers are optional, but nominal me has “special needs”.
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