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Grammar
Authored by: johnsawyercjs on Jan 24, '04 01:42:48AM

Actually, proper grammar IS "a friend and I". I learned that many years ago from more than one English teacher, and more than one book on grammar. Interesting when people mistake common usage for techically proper grammar. But either sounds fine to me--I use both.



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Grammar
Authored by: mdouma46 on Apr 13, '04 01:35:33AM
"Actually, proper grammar IS "a friend and I"."

Yes, when you're talking about the subject of a sentence, but not when you're referring to the direct object of a transitive verb.

Correct:
It happened to me.

Incorrect:
It happened to I.



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