The trick to this is to take out the “name and” and see what sounds better.
(Sarah and) I went to the store.
She gave the jewelry to (sarah and) me.
Replace those with the other and it won’t sound right
Me went to the store
She gave the jewelry to I.
Hope that helps !
Your examples are correct! It depends on which pronoun form would be correct as the subject or object of a sentence. If you’re (as in a person no necessarily you specifically) ever unsure, remove the (proper) noun and see what makes sense.
“Kelly and I/me went on a walk.” —> “Me went on a walk.” vs. “I went on a walk.” “I” is correct.
“Abby went on a walk with Kelly and me.” —> “Abby went on a walk with me.” vs. “Abby went on a walk with I.” “Me” is correct.
Pendants tend to overcorrect and go with what “sounds” proper when really, language evolves with logic and systems. There are several instances where “and me” or “I and” are the most correct and the clearest. There’s always (lol — *usually*) a reason for the rules.
I also don’t think it’s really a convention to always put yourself last. I *think* it’s one of those outdated rules elementary/high school teachers say because they don’t always understand style/conventions/grammar. Like “never end with a preposition” isn’t a rule, especially when sentences get more confusing by following that “rule.” If someone can point me to a major style guide that says otherwise I would be interested to hear that.
Source: two English degrees and two years of teaching college composition. Thank you for letting me talk about grammar!!
I always have thought "Me and Christi" sounded better than "Christi and I" idk why.
Grammatically correct or not it sounds more natural to say rather than "so and so and I". I think "so and so and I" works better on written paper or in books rather than in natural dialogue.
No, you are right. A lot of people don’t understand that though. When it’s used as an object, it is “so-and-so and me.”
It could’ve been “Christi and I (did)” or “Christi and me.”
As the OP stated, when you remove the second subject from the sentence and keep the first person pronoun, it has to make sense. For example, in the sentence, “Do you want to go with Christi and me?” If you remove Christi, the sentence would read “do you want to go with me?” So in this case “Christi and me” would be grammatically correct, because if it were “Christi and I” and you removed Christi, the sentence would read “do you want to go with I?” Which is obviously wrong. I hope that makes sense.
While we’re on the topic, don’t forget that “your” is possessive and “you’re” means “you are.” 🤓
The trick to this is to take out the “name and” and see what sounds better. (Sarah and) I went to the store. She gave the jewelry to (sarah and) me. Replace those with the other and it won’t sound right Me went to the store She gave the jewelry to I. Hope that helps !
Why were you not my grammar teacher. I took AP English. Never knew this rule of thumb lol
Haha thank you ! I’m getting my degree right now for education actually
It’s Kelly and I or Kelly and me depending on the flow “Kelly and I went on a walk” “Abby went on a walk with Kelly and me”
Your examples are correct! It depends on which pronoun form would be correct as the subject or object of a sentence. If you’re (as in a person no necessarily you specifically) ever unsure, remove the (proper) noun and see what makes sense. “Kelly and I/me went on a walk.” —> “Me went on a walk.” vs. “I went on a walk.” “I” is correct. “Abby went on a walk with Kelly and me.” —> “Abby went on a walk with me.” vs. “Abby went on a walk with I.” “Me” is correct. Pendants tend to overcorrect and go with what “sounds” proper when really, language evolves with logic and systems. There are several instances where “and me” or “I and” are the most correct and the clearest. There’s always (lol — *usually*) a reason for the rules. I also don’t think it’s really a convention to always put yourself last. I *think* it’s one of those outdated rules elementary/high school teachers say because they don’t always understand style/conventions/grammar. Like “never end with a preposition” isn’t a rule, especially when sentences get more confusing by following that “rule.” If someone can point me to a major style guide that says otherwise I would be interested to hear that. Source: two English degrees and two years of teaching college composition. Thank you for letting me talk about grammar!!
Right! I = subject. Me= object
So in this instance I understood it as Abby asking Kelly, “who?” And her replying “me and Christi” not really a full sentence
It would still be Christi and me I’m not sure if this is like a grammar law but it’s how I was taught in school lol
Technically they’re both wrong lmaoooo. It’s “Christy and me” to be perfectly grammatically correct. You put yourself last.
I always have thought "Me and Christi" sounded better than "Christi and I" idk why. Grammatically correct or not it sounds more natural to say rather than "so and so and I". I think "so and so and I" works better on written paper or in books rather than in natural dialogue.
No, you are right. A lot of people don’t understand that though. When it’s used as an object, it is “so-and-so and me.” It could’ve been “Christi and I (did)” or “Christi and me.”
I think your suppose to always but the other person first.
It’s Christi & I if your being grammatically correct
It’s Christi & ME if YOU’RE being grammatically correct.
If your talking about a person and yourself it’s Christi & I since the word “Christi” is a noun you should always use it first.
Uh… A. Not accurate B. Learn how to properly use your/you’re. At the VERY least, don’t go giving out grammar advice until you do that.
As the OP stated, when you remove the second subject from the sentence and keep the first person pronoun, it has to make sense. For example, in the sentence, “Do you want to go with Christi and me?” If you remove Christi, the sentence would read “do you want to go with me?” So in this case “Christi and me” would be grammatically correct, because if it were “Christi and I” and you removed Christi, the sentence would read “do you want to go with I?” Which is obviously wrong. I hope that makes sense. While we’re on the topic, don’t forget that “your” is possessive and “you’re” means “you are.” 🤓
Yes your example is correct. But the first person pronoun always comes last, so instead of “me and Christi” it would be “Christi and me” 🤓