Re: Cases, again

Ray Brown wrote:
> I say "..between you and me" but, alas, nearly all my colleagues at work
> say "..between you and I". Everyday I hear things like "He'll see you and
> I this afternoon" (Ach-y-fi!!!). I've even heard horrors like "Please
> return the key to Mr X or to I" and - and they're supposed to educators  :
> =(
>
> I was beginning to think that only me, my wife & H.M. the Queen were the
> only only mortals who used "X and me" in all contexts except as subject of
> finite verbs where we say "X and I" correctly. I must now add certainly
> Roger and Joe (and, hopefully, all conlangers) to ever decreasing band of
> the 'enlightened'.
Well, we're in good company, I guess :-))))  It's what comes of paying
attention in English class all those years ago.  I cringe when I hear some
superstar etc. on the telly say "....{preposition} you and I".  Aargh.

Now if we could just revive "whom"......but I think most agree that that's a
lost cause.

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