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From: barney2 on 18 Jul 2006 14:46 In article <8n8qb25ie15q17da34dkgr2v49kcufm9qb(a)4ax.com>, mxsmanic(a)gmail.com (Mxsmanic) wrote: > *From:* Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> > *Date:* Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:07:02 +0200 > > Keith W writes: > > > Just so > > > > "Anthony and I went to the park" is the correct form , the > > time to use 'me' is when some 3rd party actor is mentioned first > > as in. "Tom took Anthony and me went to the park" > > I'm afraid that's not how it works. > > You use "Anthony and I" when both are subjects of the verb; you use > "Anthony and me" when they are both objects of the verb. The examples > you give are correct; your explanation of why they are correct is in > error. The easy way to explain it is to take out the "Anthony and" and see if what's left sounds wrong.
From: Dave Frightens Me on 18 Jul 2006 14:55 On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:53:01 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Dave Frightens Me writes: > >> Making someone feel bad can be quite amusing, especially when they >> bring it onto themselves. > >I've never seen anything amusing in hurting others. How is making someone feel bad 'hurt'? -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
From: Dave Frightens Me on 18 Jul 2006 14:58 On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:54:01 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Dave Frightens Me writes: > >> I occasionally agree with you, but you're still an idiot. > >How smart is a person who agrees with an idiot? Why would the agreeance be a factor? >> And no, I am not going to 'be specific', because you never do. > >You've already written more than enough, rest assured. What do you mean by 'enough'? -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
From: Stanislas de Kertanguy on 18 Jul 2006 15:02 Mxsmanic a pr?sent? l'?nonc? suivant : > "Antony and I > went to the store," Are there two AAs in Paris now? :-) -- remplacez "lesptt" par "laposte" pour me joindre substitute "laposte" for "lesptt" to reach me
From: Dave Frightens Me on 18 Jul 2006 15:02
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:05:16 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes: > >> Mxsmanic wrote: >> >> > "Me and Antony" was never incorrect. >> >> Where did YOU learn English? It certainly was when I went >> to school! (And still "grates" on my ears, especially when >> used by educated people.) > >"The saleswoman gave a few samples to me and Antony." > >Care to try again? It's wrong. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |