Do I use you and I or you and me?
Here’s a simple explanation.
Use ‘I’ when ‘I’ is instigating an action I will go… I write…
and ‘me’ when something is done to ‘me’ Send it to me. Tell me about…
Most people get it right in that simple form, but have difficulty when ‘I ‘ or ‘me’ has a companion.
Jess and I will go… Sami and I write…
Not too many problems there, but so many seem to get into trouble with ‘me’.
Send it to Millie and me… Tell Mikey and me about…
To check you’ve got it right
take away the name of the other person.
If you’ve written Tell Josh and I… taking away Josh and leaves Tell I…
or Hannah and me are going… taking away Hannah and leaves me are going…
which you would never write.
Helpful? Let me know in the comments below.
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Great advice Desolie, a rule I’ve not come across before today. Very helpful.
Cheers
Catherine
Hi Catherine
Thanks for dropping by and commenting.
So many people get this one wrong – many don’t recognise that it is wrong – so I tried to express ‘the rule’ in the simplest, most practical way I could think of.
Happy photographing and writing
Desolie, now I know where to go when I need a editor for my next book!
MaryAnne, I will be delighted to help you.
Sharing your knowledge will help save more than one horse – and its owner from distress.