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[perchie.girl]

Ok here is the you and i grammar explanation Or when to use me....

http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/between-you-and-me

 

[ronott1]

I think in this case it should be Me.

You and have a better grasp than me....
You have a better grasp
better grasp than me
better grasp than I doesn't sound right.

I believe it would be "Me"... because you cant extract the single pronoun to make a sentience with a singular person.

I did run it through a grammar checker just to see if I was right. There were no flags but there was also no explanation so I ran it with I and again no flags and no explanation.

For example:

You have a better grasp than me
You have a better grasp than I

Looks good both ways

I think the deal is when you use.

You and I do something.
You and me do something.

the sentience sounds fine if you just say

I do something.

But not

Me do something.

Its a weird grammar rule in English. I am only a writer not an editor.... so I may be blowing smoke...

deb

Say, "You have a better grasp of English than I have, never mind Finnish" or You have a better grasp of English than me have, never mind Finnish"

I fits here.

 

[hennible]

I plead dyslexia...

 

[bamadude]

I didnt quit school twice to be forced my learning on a chicken website

 

[hennible]

Lol
I second that ( I did drop out twice)

 

[ronott1]

I didnt quit school twice to be forced my learning on a chicken website

School is scary?



Math Class?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

My wife has always hated when I corrected her grammar. I hate sounding stupid. Why wouldn't one want to know if they've used grammatically incorrect terms all their lives and sound stupid?

After all, it's your native tongue.

People in the US are on an English island. An often incorrect one.

 

[beverly evans]

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Okay guys, here is the way I was taught to figure that one out. Oops, I just read the remark, (don't know who's) just above what I am writing and she (he) has the same take on it as I have! When in doubt I always follow the pronoun with a helping verb and the correct pronoun becfomes clear. As in, "He is better than I AM," of course not, "He is better than ME AM".

 

[beverly evans]

Quote:
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Merry Christmas All!

 

[vehve]

Chicks!