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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Pronoun case after to be infinitve

  1. It always seemed to be John and I her bore the brunt of your actions.

  2. It always seemed to be John and me her bore the brunt of your actions.
Is 2 widely accepted nowadays?

Any reason why the objective case in such cases may have seeped its way into the language?

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-- you seem to have a superabundance of pronouns.

— Mister Micawber

  • -- you seem to have a superabundance of pronouns.
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Could you sort out what you have written first?-- you seem to have a superabundance of pronouns.
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  1. It always seemed to be John and I who bore the brunt of your actions.

  2. It always seemed to be John and me who bore the brunt of your actions.
Apologies.
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Strictly, 'I', but casually, 'me' is very much in evidence.
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Would you personally use I or me in the above case and in the below case?

It is I/me who bore the brunt of your actions.
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Strictly, 'I' and casually, 'me'. But 'it was'.
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