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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Why does MS Word accept both "Please meet with Chris and I" and "Please meet with Chris and me" as correct?
  

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You want Please meet with Chris and me . Pronouns that are objects of prepositions ( with ) should be in the objective case ( me ). Another sentence that would call for the objective case is Please meet me , in which me is the object of the verb meet.

  • You want Please meet with Chris and me .
  • Pronouns that are objects of prepositions ( with ) should be in the objective case ( me ).
  • Another sentence that would call for the objective case is Please meet me , in which me is the object of the verb meet.
  • On the other hand, the pronoun I is in the nominative/subjective case: Chris and I are going to meet with John.
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You want Please meet with Chris and me. Pronouns that are objects of prepositions (with) should be in the objective case (me). Another sentence that would call for the objective case is Please meet me, in which me is the object of the verb meet. On the other hand, the pronoun I is in the nominative/subjective case: Chris and I are g
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Anonymous Why does MS Word accept both "Please meet with Chris and I" and "Please meet with Chris and me" as correct?
MS Word can give guidance on grammar, but it is quite frequently wrong.

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