@greg_liu: These days, language formal enough to make that case distinction via inflection is generally too formal to contain first-person pronouns at all. In informal English, the difference between “I” and “me” is mostly that “I” is more polite, especially in the “somebody and I” construction.
Case in modern English is determined not by inflection but entirely by position — in this example, “I” is clearly in the objective case, because it is the object of the preposition “of”, which you can easily tell by looking at its position in the sentence. HTH.HAND.
jonadab, You are wrong. Nominative v objective case has nothing to do with courtesy. This is similar to the error people make by saying things like, “If you have questions, call my wife or myself” instead of “my wife or me” because they think they are being more formal.
“My family and I” is just plain illiteracy. It’s awful. But, actually, it’s redundant, too. “Family” is inclusive. There’s no need for anything to follow. Maybe “us” would have been even better.
rexxster almost 12 years ago
and keep your big hairy thumb off the lens please!
Templo S.U.D. almost 12 years ago
Chewbacca would love to.
greg_liu almost 12 years ago
“Family and me.”
pouncingtiger almost 12 years ago
Quit messing with Sasquatch.
revisages almost 12 years ago
sure, and you can get one of me too before i get out of this monkey suit
jonadab almost 12 years ago
@greg_liu: These days, language formal enough to make that case distinction via inflection is generally too formal to contain first-person pronouns at all. In informal English, the difference between “I” and “me” is mostly that “I” is more polite, especially in the “somebody and I” construction.
Case in modern English is determined not by inflection but entirely by position — in this example, “I” is clearly in the objective case, because it is the object of the preposition “of”, which you can easily tell by looking at its position in the sentence. HTH.HAND.
T A B Premium Member almost 12 years ago
@jonadab: I don’t care, “my family and me” is correct. One wouldn’t say “take a picture of I”, would one?
bmarchewka almost 12 years ago
that is correct, it’s family and me
konradh almost 12 years ago
jonadab, You are wrong. Nominative v objective case has nothing to do with courtesy. This is similar to the error people make by saying things like, “If you have questions, call my wife or myself” instead of “my wife or me” because they think they are being more formal.
Larry Miller Premium Member almost 12 years ago
“I and my shadow, strolling down the avenue”?? Yeah, family and me.Now all they need is another one to take a picture of the 4 of them.
MeGoNow Premium Member almost 12 years ago
I guess I have no business chiming in on the I/me argument.
GeeDee Premium Member almost 12 years ago
It should read “my family and ME”.
gmorse76 almost 12 years ago
“my family and ME”! Knowledge ends where public school starts. . . .
michaeljy almost 12 years ago
“My family and I” is just plain illiteracy. It’s awful. But, actually, it’s redundant, too. “Family” is inclusive. There’s no need for anything to follow. Maybe “us” would have been even better.
Dr. Midnight almost 12 years ago
“Would you mind taking a quick picture of my family, and I will go stand over there…”
rangerboymark almost 12 years ago
I wonder if they have a bigfoot setting on that camera?
Bargrove almost 12 years ago
Let’s make it really bad: My family and myself.See, it could be worse
sdjamieson Premium Member almost 12 years ago
“My family and ME.” Watch those pronouns!
Saucy1121 Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Just say “..take a picture of us” and eliminate all the arguing!
jlbrown7 almost 12 years ago
That should be, “my family and ME,”
JohnFredC almost 12 years ago
That egregious grammatical error is so embarrassing. How does anyone miss that? And its permanent now for all the world to see, forever. Sad.
TomBRR almost 12 years ago
and I???? Really? Know English grammar ??