Finding the Right Pronoun: A Guide to Using "I" and "Me" Correctly

Common Grammar Mistake: Using "Me" instead of "I"

One of the most common grammar mistakes people make is using "me" instead of "I" when referring to themselves. This mistake often occurs when the speaker is unsure of which pronoun to use in a sentence.

Incorrect Usage Example:

Me and Sarah went to the movies last night.

Correct Usage Example:

Sarah and I went to the movies last night.

The correct usage in this example is to use "I" instead of "me." When referring to yourself and somebody else, it's important to put the other person's name first and use the nominative form "I" instead of the objective form "me."

Similarly, when referring to yourself and multiple people, it's important to use the nominative form "I" instead of "me."

Incorrect Usage Example:

Me, Sarah, and John are going on a trip.

Correct Usage Example:

Sarah, John, and I are going on a trip.

Again, in this example, the correct usage is to use "I" instead of "me."

Using the wrong pronoun can make your sentences sound ungrammatical and can lead to confusion. To ensure your writing is grammatically correct and free from this common mistake, consider using a grammar checker like Linguix Grammar Checker. It can analyze your text and provide suggestions for correcting grammar errors and improving your writing.

Incorrect:
Tim and me work together.

Correct:
Tim and I work together.
Incorrect:
Digitization and me don't agree.

Correct:
Digitization and I don't agree.
Incorrect:
Mary and me would often walk in the park.

Correct:
Mary and I would often walk in the park.
Incorrect:
However, Tim and me work well together.

Correct:
However, Tim and I work well together.
Incorrect:
First of all, digitization and me don't agree.

Correct:
First of all, digitization and I don't agree.
Incorrect:
Whenever possible, Mary and me would walk in the park.

Correct:
Whenever possible, Mary and I would walk in the park.
Incorrect:
On the other hand, she and me would walk in the park.

Correct:
On the other hand, she and I would walk in the park.
Incorrect:
Mary and myself are going to the beach later.

Correct:
Mary and I are going to the beach later.
Correct:
Tim and I work together.
Correct:
Let Fred and me know what works.
Correct:
I think you should let Tom and me go to Australia by ourselves.
Correct:
She says that the company has hired a car to take Rose, another person and me home on Thursday after the big party.
Correct:
Driving out to Brookhaven, LI, to meet with Steve and me was really beyond the call of duty.
Correct:
Our service management folk and myself included really dislike seeing red alerts.
Correct:
Please could Carolyn, Kay or Greg let Kent and me know if the Turbine Contract will be dated a date other than May 2?
Correct:
You and me forever, my love.

Incorrect:
He gave it to Tim and I.

Correct:
He gave it to Tim and me.
Correct:
We need to talk, just you and I.

Incorrect:
Him and I cheated on the test.

Correct:
He and I cheated on the test.
Correct:
Him alone did she love.
Correct:
She has just lost the only two male loves she had in her life. Him and her husband.

Incorrect:
Her and I cheated on the test.

Correct:
She and I cheated on the test.

Incorrect:
My mother and me went to California.

Correct:
My mother and I went to California.
Incorrect:
My brother and me would often go to the cinema.

Correct:
My brother and I would often go to the cinema.

Incorrect:
Me and your dad are now a couple.

Correct:
Your dad and I are now a couple.
Incorrect:
Me and my wife were honeymooning in Kabylie.

Correct:
My wife and I were honeymooning in Kabylie.
Incorrect:
Me and a good colleague have made a webstore platform in Laravel 5.8.

Correct:
A good colleague and I have made a webstore platform in Laravel 5.8.
Correct:
Me and my mom tag teamed on making a penne and plant sausage macaroni and cheese.
Correct:
Me and a few others have looked into it.

Incorrect:
I mentioned to him that me and your dad are now a couple.

Correct:
I mentioned to him that your dad and I are now a couple.
Incorrect:
I’m currently living with my mum but me and my fiancé are saving up to get a house in about 18 months time.

Correct:
I’m currently living with my mum but my fiancé and I are saving up to get a house in about 18 months time.
Incorrect:
I promised that I and my brother would do the groceries.

Correct:
I promised that my brother and I would do the groceries.
Correct:
One of those days where It was iron vs. me and the iron kicked my ass.
Correct:
Or rather it seems, Kensuke arrived at the studio at the same that I and the other two were still coming.

Incorrect:
Me and Peter Johnson are now a couple.

Correct:
Peter Johnson and I are now a couple.

Incorrect:
Me and Peter are now a couple.

Correct:
Peter and I are now a couple.
Incorrect:
Me and Loretta liked living there.

Correct:
Loretta and I liked living there.
Correct:
I and II have a list of Enron employees as officers.

Incorrect:
They heard that me and Peter are now a couple.

Correct:
They heard that Peter and I are now a couple.

Incorrect:
Me and John work together.

Correct:
I and John work together.
Correct:
John and I work together.

Incorrect:
My mother and him went to California.

Correct:
My mother and he went to California.
Incorrect:
My sister and him might go to Paris.

Correct:
My sister and he might go to Paris.

Incorrect:
My mother and her went to California.

Correct:
My motshe and she went to California.
Incorrect:
My brother and her would often argue.

Correct:
My brotshe and she would often argue.

Incorrect:
The teacher asked Ben and myself.

Correct:
The teacher asked Ben and me|I.
Incorrect:
The teacher asked Ben and myself to go over there.

Correct:
The teacher asked Ben and me|I to go over there.
Incorrect:
Mary, Ben and myself went over there.

Correct:
Mary, Ben and me|I went over there.
Incorrect:
The teacher thinks Mary and myself are going to the beach later.

Correct:
The teacher thinks Mary and me|I are going to the beach later.
Incorrect:
Just between you and myself, do you think Peter deserved that award?

Correct:
Just between you and me|I, do you think Peter deserved that award?
Incorrect:
The teacher will be presenting Jim Little and myself.

Correct:
The teacher will be presenting Jim Little and me|I.
Incorrect:
This is the best chocolate mousse that my guests and myself have ever eaten.

Correct:
This is the best chocolate mousse that my guests and me|I have ever eaten.
Incorrect:
Kortney Brown or myself are you credit contacts.

Correct:
Kortney Brown or me|I are you credit contacts.
Incorrect:
We met last March when Scott Kominiak and myself visited your office.

Correct:
We met last March when Scott Kominiak and me|I visited your office.
Incorrect:
Ruth, Stacey, John and myself had some further discussion regarding our meeting of last week.

Correct:
Ruth, Stacey, John and me|I had some further discussion regarding our meeting of last week.
Incorrect:
You can take Michael and myself off of the list, as we no longer use this report.

Correct:
You can take Michael and me|I off of the list, as we no longer use this report.
Incorrect:
Carl Carter and myself are working with Colleen Sullivan.

Correct:
Carl Carter and me|I are working with Colleen Sullivan.
Incorrect:
As a test, my coworker and myself included this sentence.

Correct:
As a test, my coworker and me|I included this sentence.
Incorrect:
If you wanted to work some holidays and I wasn't able to get you in, talk to Don or myself.

Correct:
If you wanted to work some holidays and I wasn't able to get you in, talk to Don or me|I.
Incorrect:
Harvard Commencement Address (1978) I admire the fact that he took almost 30 minutes of his time to show his interest in this project and myself.

Correct:
Harvard Commencement Address (1978) I admire the fact that he took almost 30 minutes of his time to show his interest in this project and me|I.
Correct:
The teacher asked Ben and me.
Correct:
Mary and myself are going to the beach later.
Correct:
I will be presenting Jim Little and myself.
Correct:
I happily introduced Jim and myself to the new staff.
Correct:
I nervously suggested that the engineer and myself take it in turns to do unassigned tasks.
Correct:
Our service management folk and myself included really dislike seeing these messages.

Common mistake me (I)

Common Grammar Mistake: Using "Me" instead of "I"

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