My friend and I or me (2024)

Omar

3 years ago

Do I say my friend and I or my friend and me or me and my friend? What is correct Thank you

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Helena

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3 years ago

Hello Omar,

that's a great question. The answer depends on wheter you use it as a subject or as a subject.

If you use it as the subject then it is "my friend and I". For example: My friend and I are going to the movies tonight.

If you use it as the object then it is "my friend and me". For example: Sarah invited my friend and me to the her barbecue next week.

Hope this helps! :)

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Martin

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This is an infantile expression, you should quote the name of the person, and begin with a nice temporal clause, for example: 'The other day my friend Roberto and I were walking through central MIlan....'

odera

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Hi Omar, it is my friend and I

Juliana

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The grammatically correct version should be the 1st one i.e "My friend and I" instead of "My friend and me" as both elements are of parallel position - Subject of a sentence.

Kirstin

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A good way to understand this is to break the sentence into 2 sentences. For example:My friend and I went to the movies. You could say:My friend went to the movies. I went to the movies. Now try:My friend and me went to the movies.My friend went to the movies. Me went to the movies. (here you can clearly see that me is incorrect, you would not say me went to the movies, so you know to use my friend and I.)Another example:The dog took a walk with my friend and me. The dog took a walk with my friend. The dog took a walk with me. (here you can see that me is the correct word to use).Now try:The dog took a walk with my friend and I.The dog took a walk with my friend.The dog took a walk with I. (You can clearly see that I is not correct here).I hope this helps, I used this many times to help people understand.

Isabel

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5 years of teaching experience3 years ago

The correct way to say this is “My friend and I”.

Mary

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English adult conversational and children's teacher3 years ago

it depends , "My Friend and I" would be the subject, whereas " My friend and me " when it is the object.

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Great explanations and examples! Take them, Omar.

Shelley

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Please see Kirsten's answer above? This is my way of explaining it and she's covered it perfectly!

Sandra

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My friend and I or my friend and me? The answer is it depends. "My friend and I" would be the subject of the sentence whereas we say "my friend and me" when it is the object. :) Hope this was helpful for you Omar

Nancy

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my friend and i

Leroy

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Experienced "Pedagogy"Tutor 2 Years Experience3 years ago

It is my friend and I

Ireen

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TEFL certified native professional teacher 6 years experience3 years ago

Hello Omar,Just remember that''I' is a subject pronoun, for example, the person speaking is doing the action, alone or along with someone else ' My friend and I' ' and then when the person speaking is receiving the action of the verb, which would be, for example, ' My friend took me to the movies " me' is functioning as the object of the verb in this sentence.

Mark

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Multilingual tutor with TEFL certification3 years ago

"My friend and I" is correct.However, colloquial speech (where grammar rules are often broken), "my friend and me" is sometimes used. I do find that "My friend and I" is easier to say than "my friend and me".

Jon

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Hi Omar, Almost everyone here has given you the grammatically correct explanation, so I won't talk about that. In spoken North America English, we are throwing (and have been throwing) our rules out the window for a long time now, and things are almost at the point where saying "My friend and I" sounds a bit awkward and too formal, especially among the younger generations! All this to say that in the spoken North American dialects, a sentence like "Me and some friends are going to see a movie." would sound fine and be 100% acceptable!

Hernan

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I have taught English for 35 years at any level3 years ago

It is a problem of grammar and use of the language. For example, "and" is a conjunction, and after a conjunction we must use a personal pronoun, that is, "I" not "me". Nowadays it`s common to hear " you and me", but it`s wrong because "me" is an object pronoun and must be used after a preposition, a verb and so on.

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KRISHNAVENI

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TUTOR IN ENGLISH3 years ago

3 years ago

It is my friend and I.

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Catherine Anne

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Certified tutor with 14 years speech and drama experience3 years ago

It depends whether the it's a subject or the object. If it is subject, then it's "my friend and I". If it's object then it's "my friend and me".

Mark

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Do you have some support for this Catherine? :)

Awalla

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3 years teaching experience as ESL online teacher3 years ago

Both statements are correct. But the usage will depend. My friend and I will be the subject whereas my friend and me will be the object.

Masoomeh

about 19 hours ago

So what about these two examples I 've seen in an English book:My best friend, Eva, and I are different in many ways.And The differences between Eva and me are significant.

KRISHNAVENI

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Christopher

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My friend and I

Anano

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3 years ago

Hello Omar,

it depends on what you want to say, how you continue your sentence. In some cases it is correct to say "my friend and me..." and in other cases, it is correct to say " my friend and me".

Depends on if "my friend and I" is a subject (who are doing the activity of the verbs) or an object (the activity is directed to them/is received by them).

Hope it helps :)

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Scott

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3 years ago

The easiest was to know is to try the same sentence without "My friend and"

"I will go to the shop" => "My friend and I will go to the shop" is correct.

"My mother was angry with me" => "My mother was angry with my friend and me" is correct

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Scott

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Emil

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3 years ago

Hello Omar,

In situations where you have to talk about people and include yourself, you always need to put yourself last.

For example: Emil, James n I went to the club last night.=> My friend(s) and I went to the club last night.

'I' is used when you are involved in the action like in the example above while 'Me' is used when you are receiving the action.

For example: The trophy was given to my Friend (James) and Me for the best performance

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My friend and I or me? ›

The sentence should be "My aunt invited my friend and me to dinner." The first person singular pronoun "I" is used when it is the subject of a verb. The first person singular pronoun "me" is used when it is the object of a verb or preposition.

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If you use it as the subject then it is "my friend and I". For example: My friend and I are going to the movies tonight. If you use it as the object then it is "my friend and me". For example: Sarah invited my friend and me to the her barbecue next week.

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You should never use myself and John or John and myself. Both phrases are grammatically incorrect. Instead, use John and me if the speaker is the object of the sentence, and use John and I if the speaker is the subject of the sentence.

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What is grammatically correct me or I? ›

"I" is the subject of a sentence, while "me" is the object, meaning that you should use "I" if you are the one acting, while "me" is the word to use when an action is done to you. Ex: I ate the fish. Ex: The fish ate me.

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If you are using the subject form, “Sally and I” is correct. If you are using the object form, “Sally and me” is correct. For example, “Sally and I went to the cinema”, and “He gave presents to Sally and me” would be correct.

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The correct phrase to use when 'him' is the object of the sentence is 'him and me', as 'me' is the object pronoun corresponding to the subject pronoun 'I'. The teacher gave the book to him and me .

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The same rules apply to sequencing when "me" is the object of a sentence. So, "me" always comes last with multiple objects. Correct: Clarissa cooked dinner for John and me.

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A friendly reminder: Don't say “between you and I.” And don't say “The boss wants to talk with Bob and I” or “Thanks for meeting with John and I.” It's me. Me, me, me. In all those sentences, “I” is a poor choice.

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