He and Mary or Mary and He?
Which one is correct?
- He and Mary went shopping.
- Mary and he went shopping.
Top answer
Both are correct, but it's customary to put the name before the pronoun. Still, if the flow of information is mostly about him, then putting 'he' first might be the more logical choice. CJ
- Both are correct, but it's customary to put the name before the pronoun.
- Still, if the flow of information is mostly about him, then putting 'he' first might be the more logical choice.
- CJ
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Both are correct, but it's customary to put the name before the pronoun.
Still, if the flow of information is mostly about him, then putting 'he' first might be the more logical choice.
CJ
0It sounds really really weird.
Mary and Jim went shopping.
Mary and her fiancé went shopping.
Mary and her brother went shopping.
Mary and her significant other went shopping.
Mary and the postman went shopping.
etc.
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