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Which one is correct, "you and I" or "you and me"?

January 13, 2017
10
有一个简单的测试应用时决ding if you should use ‘I’ or ‘me’ in a sentence. Look at these two sentences: - My father is taking me and my friends out to dinner. - My father is taking my friends and I out to dinner. In this case, the first sentence is correct. The test is to shorten the sentences: - My father is taking me out to dinner. - My father is taking I out to dinner. Now you can easily see that the first version is correct. You would not say: My father is taking I out to dinner. Therefore, you would not say: My father is taking my friends and I out to dinner. A similar test can be applied with the following two sentences: - My friends and I are going out for dinner. - My friends and me are going out for dinner. Just shorten the sentences: - I am going out for dinner. - Me is going out for dinner. You can immediately see that the first version is correct: I am going out for dinner. Therefore, the following is correct: My friends and I are going out for dinner.
576Upvotes26Downvotes January 13, 2017
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you and me
194Upvotes40Downvotes February 17, 2017
24
it depends on usage in the sentence. 'you and I' is used as subject of a sentence but 'you and me 'is used as object of a sentence.
156Upvotes19Downvotes March 01, 2017
9
u and me
78Upvotes26Downvotes February 28, 2017
11
you and me
65Upvotes22Downvotes March 01, 2017
7
you and me
53Upvotes14Downvotes March 08, 2017
0
Dear friend. 'You and I' are Because those are subjects. me is an object so me won't be used here.
49Upvotes11Downvotes March 22, 2017
4
You and me
44Upvotes8Downvotes March 13, 2017
2
you and me
51Upvotes24Downvotes February 18, 2017
2
you and me
37Upvotes15Downvotes March 12, 2017
5
Which one is correct, "you and I" or "you and me"?
有一个简单的测试应用时决ding if you should use ‘I’ or ‘me’ in a sentence. Look at these two sentences: - My father is taking me and my friends out to dinner. - My father is taking my friends and I out to dinner. In this case, the first sentence is correct. The test is to shorten the sentences: - My father is taking me out to dinner. - My father is taking I out to dinner. Now you can easily see that the first version is correct. You would not say: My father is taking I out to dinner. Therefore, you would not say: My father is taking my friends and I out to dinner. A similar test can be applied with the following two sentences: - My friends and I are going out for dinner. - My friends and me are going out for dinner. Just shorten the sentences: - I am going out for dinner. - Me is going out for dinner. You can immediately see that the first version is correct: I am going out for dinner. Therefore, the following is correct: My friends and I are going out for dinner.

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