Me and I

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Is this correct grammar... Don’t talk to my boyfriend or I

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Is this correct grammar? Don't talk to I.

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Mr D · Answer

This is an incredibly common mistake that you will find even the brightest, most educated individuals making habitually. It sounds right. It sounds educated. But it's wrong.

Former U.S. president Barack Obama once gave an interview and said something to the effect of, "That issue is important to Michelle and I." Whatever your politics may be, he's a smart guy. But he was wrong here.

The subject of the sentence is "that issue." "I" is the subject form of the first person. Well how can this sentence have two subjects? It can't. You need to use the object form "me."

As already mentioned, try recasting the sentence without all the "extras." "That issue is important to I." You'd never say that, now would you? Well then it needs to be "me."

Tkacka15 · Answer

zany train 59Don’t talk to my boyfriend or I

Don't talk to my boyfriend and [don't talk to] me.

"I" is not the grammatical object of the preposition "to". You've got to complement the preposition with the objective form of the pronoun, i.e., "me". You don't say *Give it to I; you say Give it to me.

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