Most of us would agree, I’m sure, that the sentence Me and him saw them yesterday does not conform to the rules of standard English grammar. We can be quick to dismiss such errors, but the instructive question for us in instances like this is why. That simple six-word statement illustrates two features of pronouns …
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Three Cases
If I told you that Sarah called Michelle, you would know that I do not mean to say Michelle did not call Sarah. And if I told you that Sam sent Mike an email, you would know that I do not mean to say Mike sent Sam an email. So how is it you know …
The Case of Who and I
Those who have little interest in language will often point to a rule like the difference between who and whom to argue how unimportant grammar really is: whether I say the doctor who I saw last week or the doctor whom I saw last week, you know what I mean, they’ll say. And there’s no …