2007-09-05 10:54:58 · 3 answers · asked by theresa p 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
it probably should be "herself" instead of "she". Or, you could take out both and use "us".
2007-09-05 10:59:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is an example of hypercorrection. So many English speakers have been scolded about saying "Jimmy and me are going to the store" that they assume it's always supposed to be "So-and-so and I".
"She" and "I" are nominative (subject) pronouns, while in your sentence they appear in a dative position (or accusative, depending on who you talk to and how they feel about the death of the dative class in English, in either event, the case for objects). It should be "between her and me", but most speakers will use "she and I" anyway. So between the two, it's really up to the person at this point, I guess.
In the end, yes, your pronouns are all "correct enough" for most English speakers (unless you talk to an English teacher who's a stickler for grammatical case). It "should" be "her and me" but except for a class dealing in grammar, it probably won't matter much.
(final paragraph edited for clarity after original posting)
2007-09-05 18:04:54 · answer #2 · answered by Expat Mike 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
her and me
2007-09-05 19:13:57 · answer #3 · answered by ML 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋