Not your typical I vs. Me

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Ok...I understand the usage of I vs. Me in most cases, but I have recently found myself in a debate with my girlfriend. We have each posted pictures. I use the caption "My girlfriend and I." Hers is "My boyfriend and me." Which of us is correct? My gut says "I" is correct. She suggests that you would say, "This is me," and therefore should use me. I read somewhere, however, that you should not use an objective pronoun after a form of to be (in this case "is").

Any suggestions?

Sam C · Accepted Answer

depends. correctness here is a sociopolitical concept, and your question is answerable only by appealing to prescriptive authorities. so it depends whose book you pick up.

i would say neither of you are incorrect, if that helps.

sam, 'it is i, the clerk!'

Philip · Answer

AnonymousOk...I understand the usage of I vs. Me in most cases, but I have recently found myself in a debate with my girlfriend. We have each posted pictures. I use the caption "My girlfriend and I." Hers is "My boyfriend and me." Which of us is correct? My gut says "I" is correct. She suggests that you would say, "This is me," and therefore should use me. I read somewhere, however, that you should not use an objective pronoun after a form of to be (in this case "is").

Any suggestions?

Technically, you are correct. Most Americans, however, would go with your girfriend's choice in casual usage. To make it more colloquial, one could change the format to 'this is a picture of my boyfriend and me', the 'of' requiring the 'me' that sounds better to most ears.

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