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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"I" or "Me" after verb To Be

In a caption under a photograph, which is correct: "John and I on Mount Everest" or "John and me on Mount Everest". I take it as a given that there is a tacit "This is.." at the beginning of this caption, and believe the verb To Be takes a complement, rather than a direct object. Though sounding rather archaic these days, should one say, "This is John and I" rather than the colloquial "This is John and me"?

Many thanks.

David Titmuss
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'This is John and I' is the strict grammatical form. But frankly, in this context, it doesn't matter. Rover

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  • 'This is John and I' is the strict grammatical form.
  • But frankly, in this context, it doesn't matter.
  • Rover
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'This is John and I' is the strict grammatical form.

But frankly, in this context, it doesn't matter.

Rover
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