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MIButterfly

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10. People misusing "I" and "me."

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 01:41 PM

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Example: "He took a picture of my brother and I." You wouldn't say "He took a picture of I"; why would you say "He took a picture of my brother and I"? I know it's extremely common; I hear it all the time. I even see it written by professional writers, such as authors and journalists (in other words, people who should know better) and I don't understand it at all. Is it trendy? Grammar isn't supposed to be trendy.

Drives me straight up a wall.

And then they'll say "Me and my brother had our picture taken" instead of "My brother and I had our picture taken."

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