http://www.supaproofread.com/blog/i-or-me/ For Students, Researchers, Business Professionals and Writers Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:28:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.supaproofread.com/blog/i-or-me/comment-page-1/#comment-912 Jim Powell Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:18:09 +0000 http://www.supaproofread.com/blog/?p=295#comment-912 Good advice! Sometimes a little extra effort pays off big for clarity. Proofreading is critical but doesn't have to be tedious. Make it a game with others and it can actually be fun. Good advice! Sometimes a little extra effort pays off big for clarity. Proofreading is critical but doesn’t have to be tedious. Make it a game with others and it can actually be fun.

]]> http://www.supaproofread.com/blog/i-or-me/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Geralyn Bartolazzi Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:22:53 +0000 http://www.supaproofread.com/blog/?p=295#comment-161 When using the sentence, "They gave my father and I drinks at the pub.", as an example of the incorrect use of "I" and "me", then the correction could simply be, "They gave my father and me drinks at the pub." The sentence "My father and me were bought drinks at the pub." does not have clarity. If "my father" was taken out of the sentence, then it would be correct to say, "I was bought drinks at the pub." The sentence should then read, "My father and I were bought drinks at the pub." When using the sentence, “They gave my father and I drinks at the pub.”, as an example of the incorrect use of “I” and “me”, then the correction could simply be, “They gave my father and me drinks at the pub.”
The sentence “My father and me were bought drinks at the pub.” does not have clarity. If “my father” was taken out of the sentence, then it would be correct to say, “I was bought drinks at the pub.” The sentence should then read, “My father and I were bought drinks at the pub.”

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