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Hena Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Me and Joe OR I and Joe ?

Hello

Me and a friend of mine are planning to travel abroad.

OR

I and a friend of mine are planning to travel abroad.

Which one is right? First one sounds better to me but I can't be sure.Emotion: thinking

Thanks in advance for the help

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, but it's true "I and a friend of mine" sounds a bit strange, although it's correct. How about "I'm planning to travel abroad with a friend of mine"? (Also edited to unlock post-- MM)

— Pieanne

  • , but it's true "I and a friend of mine" sounds a bit strange, although it's correct.
  • How about "I'm planning to travel abroad with a friend of mine"?
  • (Also edited to unlock post-- MM)
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"I" is the correct form., but it's true "I and a friend of mine" sounds a bit strange, although it's correct.

How about "I'm planning to travel abroad with a friend of mine"?

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The first ans. Me & a friend of mine are planning to travel abroad. a right
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Thank you so much Pieanne for the quick relpy.[F]

By the way, did you see Ice Age II already? I loved the first one and didn't see the second yet.

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I think the oddness comes from impolitely putting oneself first.

A friend of mine and I are planning to travel abroad.-- this sounds fine to me. And of course the subject pronoun is required for any but very casual use.
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Of course I saw it!

Scrat is a bit more present, and there's a lovely she-mammoth who thinks she's an oppossum...
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My posts were locked? Ooops, but I didn't check any box. Anyway, thank you for unlocking Mister Micawber and of course thank you very much for your help.
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AnonymousThe first ans. Me & a friend of mine are planning to travel abroad. a right
Anon, I'm sorry, but you are incorrect. A friend of mine and I is really the only way to write this, without a rewrite like Pieanne suggests.
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Really, you could skip the "of mine".

MrP
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Oh yes. Indeed you could. How silly of me. Emotion: embarrassed
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A Friend and I are planning to travel abroad.
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