The DU Lounge

3catwoman3

(23,965 posts)

25. Of all the grammatical atrocities that have become so common, this one...

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Wed Nov 30, 2022, 05:37 PM

Nov 2022

...just sets my teeth on edge. My own younger son used it the other day, with other people around, and I had to bite my tongue not to correct him. I'm still trying to decide whether or not to bring it up privately. He knows I'm a language nut, so he'd probably just roll his eyes at me.

I find the I/me thing mysterious. It really shouldn't be hard, and no one ever does it wrong in the singular. I have never heard anyone say "Us are going to the store," or "Her had to go to the hospital," or "Give it to I."

And the guys's (guys'es?) things is awful. Rachel Maddow says it frequently and it sounds so wrong coming from someone as searingly intelligent as she is.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

36 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

What is up with people saying " John and I's car?" [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 OP

Some people are so determined to avoid "me" that they overcompensate the other way Blues Heron Nov 2022 #1

John and my car????? patricia92243 Nov 2022 #2

John's and my car. Scrivener7 Nov 2022 #16

Almost, but no cigar for me :) patricia92243 Nov 2022 #24

I read some letters doing genealogy. These were from the 1850s. applegrove Nov 2022 #3

That car of John's and mine swimboy Nov 2022 #4

Easy trick. Take out the other person and try again. John's car. My car. So, it's John's and my car. nature-lover Nov 2022 #5

LOL KarenS Nov 2022 #9

I agree. Patterson Nov 2022 #10

It really is easy. zuul Nov 2022 #22

I was taught KarenS Nov 2022 #6

Well, maybe they have been so corrected (but never learned) that it is not hlthe2b Nov 2022 #7

I recently checked out a book from the library that had great reviews. CrispyQ Nov 2022 #12

I agree. People who never learned wnylib Nov 2022 #15

I think saying "John and I's" is a new thing. Have heard Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #18

I'm with you. I seem to hear it more now... Phentex Dec 2022 #33

Seems like grammar, unfortunately, isn't important in schools anymore. n/t Different Drummer Dec 2022 #32

the use of I and me can be tricky in English drray23 Nov 2022 #8

You are right it is tricky especially in your example Walleye Nov 2022 #11

It is much easier to correct while writing than speaking. Your example bothers me too. nature-lover Nov 2022 #13

Yes, I appreciate texting more than talking on the phone now Walleye Nov 2022 #14

Makes me nuts. Especially when you see it from people who speak for a living, like newscasters. Scrivener7 Nov 2022 #17

Me to Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #19

Let's talk about "myself." vanlassie Nov 2022 #20

Almost as bad as zuul Nov 2022 #21

If from New Jersey - 'Youze Guy's Car'. haele Nov 2022 #29

Ugh, that one is the one that really bothers me. Jerryatric Nov 2022 #23

Of all the grammatical atrocities that have become so common, this one... 3catwoman3 Nov 2022 #25

Your son said "I's". ? Must be a weird trend? :) Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #26

I would need to know whose name is LuckyCharms Nov 2022 #27

Jethro Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2022 #28

One of the most common grammitical mistakes. malthaussen Dec 2022 #30

I understand the misuse of me and I but Phentex Dec 2022 #34

Oh, gawd, let's not give people... 3catwoman3 Dec 2022 #36

Ain't nobody gonna tell I how to talk. Dysfunctional Dec 2022 #31

Right youse is! n/t Harker Dec 2022 #35