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3catwoman3

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36. Oh, gawd, let's not give people...

Reply to Phentex (Reply #34)

Fri Dec 2, 2022, 12:10 AM

Dec 2022

...any ideas.

I can, unfortunately, totally see the "his and my's" happening.

I think I must have been an English teacher in a previous life. Sloppy speech and writing is like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. Years ago, I had a very dear neighbor who always said, "I should have came," or, "I should have went." I really had to fight the urge to correct her.

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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