"between you and I"?

Hello Mabzie

If you make believe you are George Bush, use "between you and I".
Otherwise you had better use "between you and me".

paco

Both are grammatically correct.

Hello JTT

I didn't say "between you and I" is grammatically incorrect. But I'm wondering with what standard you are saying "grammatically correct"? I am just curious to know it.

paco

I think both of them are right. But "you and me" is used more commonly.

Hello Mabzie, welcome to English Forums!

Only 'between you and me' is grammatically correct.

'Between you and I' is a very common mistake among native English speakers. You will find that some native speakers even insist that 'between you and I' is better than 'between you and me'.

There are 3 ways to demonstrate that this is a mistake:

1. 'Between'

Excellent explanation MrP. Even though I'm not a native speaker, and hence I have no authority whatsoever, it is clear that, as you say, one can't use "I", because in the example one has a preposition.

Sextus

JTT: Knowledgeable language sources defend it because it is a natural part of language.
Grammar isn't prescription foisted upon the users of language. Some people use this form in their speech, some don't. Some use double modals, some don't.

This doesn't make it wrong as Mr P suggests. Here, below we see that Shakespeare used "between you and I". What you have to keep in mind is

Maybe, but just maybe,
Maybe we are all witnesses of an evolution in the English language? A new flood has come...
(sorry!)

When I use a word" said Humpty Dumpty "it means exactly what I want it to mean; neither more nor less."

Sounds like this fictitious character, ole Humpty, and the users of the English language have a much better handle on language than the prescriptivists, eh, Abbie?