Guestmudgeon Sam Bankester
asks that we allow he to complain
Why in the world is everyone so averse to using the word
me in the genitive case? I want to crawl through the television when I hear news anchors, politicians, actors, and
others saying things like, "My mom made Brenda and I the most delicious cake", or "the telegram was for Jack and I." Aaarrgghhh! It gets worse. Now I'm hearing various
pronouns being misused in the same manner. The other day, my boss walked into my office and proclaimed, "I'm going to Vicki's for a minute, there's a party tonight in honor
of she and I." Its like listening to fingernails scraping a chalk board!
Anyway, just a little gripe. Thanks so much for
giving I such enjoyment. Whoops, I mean "me".
It's hypercorrection,
Sam. So many mothers and teachers have said "It's 'Jim and I',
not 'Jim and me'" that people assume it should be "I" all the
time.
By the way, we (Barb and
Malcolm) have always wondered exactly why fingernails on the
chalkboard sounds so horrifying to most people.
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