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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

I or me?

In the following sentence is the use of I correct? On behalf of Joe Smith, Jane Jones and I, please accept this token of our appreciation.
  

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Actually, that's not the only problem with the sentence. The person who is accepting the gift is not the one acting on behalf of anyone else. You are.

— BarbaraPA

  • Actually, that's not the only problem with the sentence.
  • The person who is accepting the gift is not the one acting on behalf of anyone else.
  • You are.
  • On behalf of Joe Smith, Jane Jones, and myself, I'm pleased to present you with this token of our appreciation.
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Actually, that's not the only problem with the sentence. The person who is accepting the gift is not the one acting on behalf of anyone else. You are.

On behalf of Joe Smith, Jane Jones, and myself, I'm pleased to present you with this token of our appreciation.
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I'm pretty sure it's not. You can say it leaving out the other people and "and" and whichever word, me or I, fits is the word to use.
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