Tiki Spelling & Grammar Police - Bilge

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Wed, May 19, 2010 10:17 PM On 2010-05-19 21:26, bananabobs wrote: Also, I hate hearing, "Me and Bob went to the store." I always thought it was correct to put the other persons name first; "Bob and I went to the store." I agree. Why the inverse of this is more acceptable, I'll never know. Here's an example: Cocktail waitress: "So who ordered the round of Mai Tais?" Bar customer: "Oh that would be for my friend and I". It sounds classy but it's grammatically incorrect. The correct response should be "Oh that would be for my friend and me." :) [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-05-19 22:20 ]

On 2010-05-19 21:26, bananabobs wrote:
Also, I hate hearing, "Me and Bob went to the store."
I always thought it was correct to put the other persons name first; "Bob and I went to the store."

I agree. Why the inverse of this is more acceptable, I'll never know. Here's an example:

Cocktail waitress: "So who ordered the round of Mai Tais?"

Bar customer: "Oh that would be for my friend and I".

It sounds classy but it's grammatically incorrect. The correct response should be "Oh that would be for my friend and me."

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-05-19 22:20 ]

Post #531286 by JOHN-O on Wed, May 19, 2010 10:17 PM