Someone is arguing with me because he says the right way is "me & you" instead of "you & me". English is not my mother tongue but it is my friend's (the 1 who argues) and he says me & you is the right way.
2006-12-30 05:35:35 · 11 answers · asked by guidikc 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It seems like most are off on a tanget. The question is not about subject and object (me vs I), but the order of "me" and "you" when they are used together.
Proper English usage is for the speaker's or writer's pronoun to be last in the order spoken or written. It should always be "you and me" as an object. As a subject, it would be "You and I".
Other examples:
Fred gave the books to John and me. NOT me and John.
Fred gave the books to him, her, and me. Again, "me" is last.
The books were Fred's, yours and mine. Not "me" this time, but still last.
2006-12-30 08:28:26 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wizard Bob is right. It depends on the sentence. If "you and me"/"me and you" is the object of the sentence as below...
He gave the book to you and me.
He gave the book to me and you.
either is correct. However, if you are trying to put "you and me" at the beginning of the sentence as a subject it is incorrect. See below.
Incorrect: You and me went to the movies.
Incorrect: Me and you went to the movies.
Correct: You and I went to the movies.
Incorrect: I and you went to the movies. (Maybe not incorrect so much as never used.)
You remember it by taking out one of the words and seeing if it works. You would never say, "Me went to the movies," so saying "You and me went to the movies, " is wrong.
You would never say, "He gave it to I, " so saying, "He gave it to you and I, " must be wrong.
It's complicated. But I hope this helped.
2006-12-30 13:44:28 · answer #2 · answered by justme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend's mother tongue is English that doesn't make him a grammarian either. Haven't you hard the phase- Johny can't write? I would say that if you want to say it correctly then you should say YOU AND I
2006-12-30 13:44:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grammatically correct: YOU AND ME when you are receivers of action or item.
Grammatically correct: YOU AND I when you are the givers of action or item.
Preferable to always put the other person first.
2006-12-30 14:24:53 · answer #4 · answered by Grandmanini 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are fine, but remember to use You and me only if it is the object of the sentence. As the subject it should be You & I. we don't say I & You though.
2006-12-30 13:38:19 · answer #5 · answered by wizard bob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that saying, "you and me" is the correct way of saying it.
2006-12-30 13:39:50 · answer #6 · answered by Allen P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its "You and I". Your friend with that English tongue has porr grammer.
2006-12-30 13:37:51 · answer #7 · answered by TrofyWife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only in song...the correct grammar rule states that we should use, You and I.
2006-12-30 13:50:06 · answer #8 · answered by joe_on_drums 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was you and i, or us or both of us but when you say it outloud doesnt it sound better to say me and you? Say you and me outloud, doesnt sound as good.
2006-12-30 13:42:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its you and I. Not youe and me or me and you.
2006-12-30 13:46:45 · answer #10 · answered by Grapy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋