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I | me

7/9/2020

 
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When used separately, many people have no problem using the correct word:

  • When you’ve finished, can you email the report to Ivan?
  • When you've finished, can you email the report to me?

The problem arises when both are used in the same sentence:

  • When you’ve finished that lab report, can you email it to Ivan and I?

The above sentence is incorrect, as I is a subject pronoun. Ivan and me are object pronouns and these should be used:

  • When you’ve finished that lab report, can you email it to Ivan and me?

If you are not sure, remove the proper noun (Ivan) and we can see the sentence is not correct (When you’ve finished that lab report, can you email it to I); therefore, we know me is the correct pronoun.
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