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Should a photograph label read “you and I” or “you and me”? [duplicate]
I had a debate with my friend about this topic because he had a photo captioned:
Seth and I playing lion king
and I said it should be
Seth and me playing lion king
Which is correct?
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2answers
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Should a company be referred to as “he/she” or as “it”?
When a customer represents a company, not a person, and a pronoun is needed to refer back to that customer, should one use he/she, or should one use it?
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What is the correct usage for I'm a girl in my early twenties?
Which is grammatically correct?
I am a girl in my early twenties.
or
I am a girl in her early twenties.
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2answers
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“Nobody will help you but me” vs. “Nobody will help you but I”
As has been shown in another question, in comparisons with than both the accusative and the nominative are possible and grammatical:
He loves you more than I.
He loves you more than me.
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2answers
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“I am I”, “I am myself”, or “I am me”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When is it correct to use “yourself” and “myself” (versus “you” and “me”)?
According to Google Ngram, "I am myself" is more common that "I am I", but which is correct?
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5
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1answer
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It is I who am at fault? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“It is they who lied” or “it is them who lied?”
What rules make “Remember me, who am your friend” grammatical?
Which one of these is correct?
It is I who am at ...
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1answer
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What is the answer to the question “Who came yesterday?” — “I” or “Me”? [duplicate]
Duplicate of:
Who wants ice-cream?
What is the answer to the question:
Who came yesterday?
Is it "I" or "Me"?
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What rules make “Remember me, who am your friend” grammatical?
An acquaintance recalled this specific example from an English textbook, but it is jarring to my native ear. Is this an example of prescriptive grammarians gone wild?
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2answers
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How to call attention to “I” without “I myself” or the pretentious “even I”?
I find that in persuasive conversation, whether written or oral, it is sometimes useful to draw attention to the "I" in the sentence, giving the connotation that you are confessing or conceding to ...
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0answers
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“Smarter than me” or “smarter than I”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
I can run faster than _. (1) him (2) he?
“like I” or “like me”?
Which of these is correct and why?
I always assumed it followed the rule of "which would be correct if ...
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0answers
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When do I use “me” and when “I”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Should I put myself last?
I get this mixed up so often. Should I say:
Me and Rob are going swimming.
or
I and Rob are going swimming.
I know the latter ...
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Use of “myself” in business-speak
Occasionally, I will hear or read coworkers using "myself" in place of "me," as in:
If you have any questions, you can contact Gimli or myself.
I have sent the list to Legolas, Glorfindel, ...
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6answers
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Is it correct to use “their” instead of “his or her”?
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
Anyone who loves the English language should have a copy of this book in their bookcase.
or should it be:
Anyone who loves the English language should ...
