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unprlld1. It was she/her at the window.2. An invitation was sent for he/him and she/her.3. It will be we/us who decide on this matter.4. If you were I/me, would you accept the job?1. Some feel that only subjective 'she' is correct, but 'her' is what you hear/see most often in British English.
AlpheccaStars If you do use the old forms, people will look at you with a strange expression and think you are a time traveler from the Victorian age or just being snotty and putting on airs.I agree. Often when I hear/see that form A or Usage B is 'strictly speaking' correct, it is something that was drummed into me at school over 50 years by by my very trad
fivejedjon I have been accused in other forums of contributing to the 'dumbing down' of EnglishI wonder if the Bard himself would critique our modern tongue as being "dumbed down."