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Tkacka15 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
I or me
1. They aren't like you and I.
2. They aren't like you and me.
Are both sentences correct?
2. They aren't like you and me.
Are both sentences correct?
Top answer
Strictly traditional is #1. #2 is more and more common and considered to be correct.
- Strictly traditional is #1.
- #2 is more and more common and considered to be correct.
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Strictly traditional is #1. #2 is more and more common and considered to be correct.
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Thank you, Clive, for the reply.
I've had some doubt about it as I wasn't sure whether "like" is a preposition or an adverb here.
I've had some doubt about it as I wasn't sure whether "like" is a preposition or an adverb here.
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PhilipStrictly traditional is #1.It's also formal.
Philip#2 is more and more common and considered to be correct.It's also informal.
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#1 is incorrect.
Prepositions are followed by the object pronoun.
You'd say 'He's not like me' — not 'He's not like I'.
Prepositions are followed by the object pronoun.
You'd say 'He's not like me' — not 'He's not like I'.
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Thank you, Rover_KE, for your reply.
I wonder whether "He's not like I" would be acceptable if it was a shortened form of "He's not like I am".
I wonder whether "He's not like I" would be acceptable if it was a shortened form of "He's not like I am".
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Rover_KE#1 is incorrect.Prepositions are followed by the object pronoun.You'd say 'He's not like me' — not 'He's not like I'.Absolutely correct, Rover. I was thinking in a different direction!
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