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JKBelieve Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

You and i? you and me?

I didn't tell her about what had happened between Sarah and I

I didn't tell her about what had happened between Sarah and me

Which of the two sentences are correct? How can I distinguish between

the uses of the 'somebody and I' structure and the 'somebody and me' structure?
  

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JKBelieve How can I distinguish between the uses of the 'somebody and I' structure and the 'somebody and me' structure? The key here is the preposition between . After a preposition, it's always and me , no matter how many other people are also mentioned.

— CalifJim

  • JKBelieve How can I distinguish between the uses of the 'somebody and I' structure and the 'somebody and me' structure?
  • The key here is the preposition between .
  • After a preposition, it's always and me , no matter how many other people are also mentioned.
  • for me; for you and me; with me; with John and me; to Peter; to me; to Peter and me; about me; about Sally, Susan, Jerry, and me; from me; from Lucy, Jake, and me.
  • In fact, the only time it's and I is when the group of people is in the subject position in the sentence.
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JKBelieveHow can I distinguish between
the uses of the 'somebody and I' structure and the 'somebody and me' structure?
The key here is the preposition between. After a preposition, it's always and me, no matter how many other people are also mentioned.

for me; for you and me; with me; with John and me; to Peter; to me; to Peter a
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