April 01, 2008
Oh, me! Oh, my!
Q: A couple of weeks ago, David Patterson said Eliot Spitzer’s parents once had "my wife, Michelle, and I up for lunch.” Is “I” correct or should it be “me”?
A: Oops!
The incoming (at the time) New York governor should have said the outgoing governor’s parents had "my wife, Michelle, and me up for lunch."
Now he would have been correct if he'd said "My wife, Michelle, and I” had lunch with Eliot Spitzer’s parents. That's because "I" is a subject while "me" is an object. And no fair using "myself"!
I've discussed this subject before on the blog. If you'd like to read more, check it out. The miscreant that time was Donald Trump. No, I didn’t fire him!
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