You always reminded me of a younger version of him.
OR
You always reminded me of a younger version of he.
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2007-08-09 13:22:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Canebrake -
...but isn't that what makes English so lovely and complicated? it doesn't always sound "flat out wrong" to everyone. sometimes i second guess yourself when i read my writing. i find English so much easier to speak, than write.
2007-08-09 13:51:24 · update #1
You should use "him". However, the sentence should be:
You've (or you have) always reminded me of a younger version of him.
If you use a past tense of remind.....you have to use a past tense of you also.
Hope that helps......
2007-08-09 13:30:37 · answer #1 · answered by soccerref 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone's answered your question, Soccerref's being the best. But, your question seems weird to me, because, presuming you're English-speaking, while you may not be comfortable with grammar, you know how to talk, and people, for the most part, learn language with their ears, not their eyes. Say both sentences. Which sounds normal? And, which sounds unfamiliar, absurd and flat-out wrong. There's your answer, which you knew already.
But--back to Soccerref's answer--it isn't always so clear. Soccerref is grammatically correct, no doubt about it. Yet, your version using "You" sounds pleasant to the ear, almost more lyrical and evocative of the emotions raised by the nice sentence.
"...but isn't that what makes English so lovely and complicated? it doesn't always sound "flat out wrong" to everyone." Yes, I agree fully. That's what I meant about the "you" sounding natural and at least as good if not better than the "you have," which is grammatically correct. I don't think you could make the same mistake with the "him" and "he." Yes, English is lovely and, I guess, complicated.
2007-08-09 20:39:30 · answer #2 · answered by Canebrake 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Him.
Although I heard the phrase as "You always reminded me or a younger version of myself"
2007-08-09 20:30:35 · answer #3 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You remind me of a younger version of him.
always is redundant
2007-08-09 20:29:37 · answer #4 · answered by Kathi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the objective form (him) is always used after a preposition (of) ...
for example, you wouldn't say "around he" or "at he" the same goes for "of he".
2007-08-09 20:28:49 · answer #5 · answered by some_old_spanish_minor_in_school 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first sentence is proper.
2007-08-09 20:33:09 · answer #6 · answered by nutsfornouveau 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of "him" because the pronoun follows a preposition.
2007-08-09 20:27:57 · answer #7 · answered by MICHAEL R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
him.
"He" is used as a subject. "Of" is a preposition so you don't follow it with the subject form.
2007-08-09 20:28:26 · answer #8 · answered by Sage B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
him
2007-08-09 22:28:16 · answer #9 · answered by Manz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋