Re: Ashley and J.P - General Media Discussion - Thread #3

[Thomigirl]

Fer sure! Ya know what I mean?

PurFACT!

[Eagle Eye]

I love them all! You guys are on such a roll this morning! :missclap: :missclap:

[Love_Me]

:study:

[Guest]

We all's in a great mood, ain't we. Must be the grammer lessens we's getting.

[Thomigirl]

We all's in a great mood, ain't we. Must be the grammer lessens we's getting.

YOUR write!

[CarrieA]

y'all are awesome.

[MissLittle]

[Trueloveforever]

Love all the grammar talk on here! My biggest pet peeve is when people especially adults, don't know the difference between their, there, and they're.. also too, to, and two..

[halfpintdynamite]

Love all the grammar talk on here! My biggest pet peeve is when people especially adults, don't know the difference between their, there, and they're.. also too, to, and two..

TLF, you are so right. I can't believe how bad it has gotten in newspapers, books and magazines, conversations, etc. What has happened to the editors? :shock: All my English teachers over the years are surely rolling in their graves. I can understand an occasional typo (especially true if I have to use a laptop keyboard or my text messaging)!

One of my pet peeves is when someone says, "I could care less" about something, when what they mean to say is "I COULDN'T care less" about something. Bugs the heck out of me!

Oh, yes, it's probably been mentioned before but here are some others: your, you're; there, their. they're; its, it's (for it is); me and him are going..... And I can't stand hearing "Ashley and I's"! OMG. I know there are plenty more, just can't think of them right now.

[Love_Me]

[Trueloveforever]

Using I or Me in a Sentence

One of the grammar issues many people struggle with is the question of whether to use “I” or “me” in a sentence. And should you mix it up now and then by using “myself” instead of “I” or “me”?

Consult a grammar book and it will tell you that you should use “I” when the word you are using is the subject of the sentence and you should use “me” when the word is the object of the sentence. Well, that clears that up. If you learned to diagram sentences in school, that may answer the question for you. However, that answer does not help if you do not know the difference between a subject or object, or just do not want to translate that way. There is an easier way to know when to use “I” and when to use “me.”

Most of us are fine when we are the only ones in the sentence. By that, I mean that we generally do not get confused about which of the following is correct:

“I went shopping today.”
“Me went shopping today.”

The problem comes when someone else horns their way in:

“Suzie and I went shopping today.”
“Suzie and me went shopping today.”

One of the grammar issues many people struggle with is the question of whether to use “I” or “me” in a sentence. And should you mix it up now and then by using “myself” instead of “I” or “me”?

Consult a grammar book and it will tell you that you should use “I” when the word you are using is the subject of the sentence and you should use “me” when the word is the object of the sentence. Well, that clears that up. If you learned to diagram sentences in school, that may answer the question for you. However, that answer does not help if you do not know the difference between a subject or object, or just do not want to translate that way. There is an easier way to know when to use “I” and when to use “me.”

Most of us are fine when we are the only ones in the sentence. By that, I mean that we generally do not get confused about which of the following is correct:

“I went shopping today.”
“Me went shopping today.”

The problem comes when someone else horns their way in:

“Suzie and I went shopping today.”
“Suzie and me went shopping today.”

So which is correct? Go back to the first example. If, “I went shopping today,” is correct then, “Suzie and I went shopping today,” is also correct.

A simple way to determine if you should use “I” or “me” is to take the other person out of the sentence.

How about this one:

“Suzie smiled at Tom and me.”
“Suzie smiled at Tom and I.”

A lot of people would choose the second sentence, because they are afraid of sounding stupid by using “me.” However, when you take Tom out of the sentence, you would say, “Suzie smiled at me.” Right? That means that, “Suzie smiled at Tom and me,” is correct.

So maybe we could just avoid the whole problem by using “myself” instead of “I” or “me.” Well, no. “Suzie and myself went shopping today,” is just plain wrong. As is, “Suzie smiled at Tom and myself.”

Now, let’s get a little trickier. Which of the following is correct:

“Jack wants money more than me.”
“Jack wants money more than I.”

In this case, either could be correct, depending on your meaning. Expand the sentence to determine which is the correct usage. The first sentence means:

“Jack wants money more than he wants me.”

The second sentence means:

“Jack wants money more than I do.”

If adding a word such as “am” or “do” completes the sentence, than “I” is the correct choice. For example: “Pamela is taller than I.” Feel a little pretentious ending a sentence with “I”? You may add “am” or “do”: “Pamela is taller than I am.” However, the “am” is unnecessary.

You might use “myself” for emphasis, or when you have already used “I”, such as, “I cleaned the house myself,” or “I drove myself to the hospital.” In general, do not use “myself” immediately after “I,” such as, “I myself believe we should go to dinner.” It’s not needed.

[atem]

Here is a so-called article saying that Ashley is using the Kardashian wedding as 'inspiration'!

http://celebs.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980531306

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