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Personal pronouns

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beanaseireann · 09/05/2019 16:26

Help please.
Do you say
" Between her and I..."
Or
"Between her and me..."




Also
It seems to be they that did it.
or
It seems to be them that did it.



Let you and me go to the beach.
or
Let you and I go to the beach.



Aghhh - helping dc with school work and am goggle eyed.
Your help would be appreciated dear Mumsnetters.

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dementedpixie · 09/05/2019 17:13

Between her and me...

It seems to be them that did it.

Let you and I go to the beach.

(I think)

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Poppins2016 · 09/05/2019 17:21

The best tip for 'me/I' is to ask yourself whether it works if you kill the other person!

My husband and me went to the station = incorrect.

My husband and I went to the station = correct.

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Karwomannghia · 09/05/2019 17:26

I think it’s let you and me go to the beach because you wouldn’t say let I go to the beach.
And when you say let’s that’s let US which is the ME equivalent of we.

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dementedpixie · 09/05/2019 17:28

You wouldn't say 'me go to the beach'

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FloraMcDougall · 09/05/2019 17:34

No but you would say ‘Let me go to the beach.’

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sanityisamyth · 09/05/2019 17:43

Basically remove the other person and see if the sentence makes sense.

"Sarah and I are going to the beach" makes sense as "I am going to the beach". It doesn't make sense as "me is going to the beach" so it's not "Sarah are me are going to the beach".

"Would you like to go to the beach with Sarah and me?" Makes sense as "would you like to go to the beach with me?" It doesn't make sense as "would you like to go to the beach with I?" So it's not "would you like to go to the beach with Sarah and I?"

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beanaseireann · 09/05/2019 19:24

Thank you

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