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Berkeley Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

I understand the whole "you and I" thing, but...

I understand the usage of "you and I." E.g. "Andrea and I will eat tonight." I also understand that you can say "They yelled at Andrea and me."
However, if someone were to ask me "Are both of you dining here tonight?", could I respond by saying "Yes, both she and I are dinning here tonight"?

(By the way, was I supposed to use a period after the word tonight?)

Also, what if someone asks me, "is it just the two of you dining her tonight?", can I respond by saying "it is just her and me"?

Confussing. Really freakin' confusing and it's killin' me. Help. Thank you.
  

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Hello, Berkeley-- and welcome to English Forums. ", could I respond by saying "Yes, both she and I are dining here tonight"? -- Yes, or 'She and I'.

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Hello, Berkeley-- and welcome to English Forums.

if someone were to ask me "Are both of you dining here tonight?", could I respond by saying "Yes, both she and I are dining here tonight"? -- Yes

(By the way, was I supposed to use a period after the word tonight?-- No)

Also, what if someone asks me, "is it just the two of you dining h
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Hi, berkeley, thanks for joining us. Welcome to English Forums.


I understand the usage of "you and I." E.g. "Andrea and I will eat tonight." I also understand that you can say "They yelled at Andrea and me."
However, if someone were to ask me "Are both of you dining here tonight?", could I respond by saying "Yes, both she and I are dinning here tonight"? Yes!

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berkeleyYes, both she and I are dinning here tonight
Correct.
berkeleyit is just her and me
Correct, but I think I'd say, "It's just us."

In actual practice, it's becoming difficult to say what is correct anymore in these kinds of constructions. If you want to know how
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If it helps you, you can ask yourself, "will I eat tonight?" or "will me eat tonight?"
Also try to remember, party before person. When you are talking about yourself and another, you always put them first in any sentence.

That is: "John and I are going."
"Karen, Rick, and I will eat dinner."

This little trick helps in any of these types of questions.
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It is also considered correct to say "it is just her and I".
You're kidding, right?
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Thank you all!! So when asked "are both of you dining tonight?" I can answer, "yes, it is only she and I" and the other possible answers are questionable. You cannot say "yes, it is only her and me" or "yes, it is only her and I." Thank you.
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You can easily answer 'only her and me'-- many native speakers do, and often in the finest restaurants. Only in formal writing or speaking is there a good excuse to restrict yourself to 'she and I'.
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CalifJim It's just her and me.
It's just her and I.
It's just she and I.
It's just me and her.
It's just us.
What ever happened to It's just oui ! ?? (The finest restaurants are all French, ne c'est pas?)
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AvangiWhat ever happened to It's just oui ! ??
That reminds me. Most native speakers would probably just say "Yes" to that question!

CJ
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