"You and I" or "You and me"?
Summary
This article explains when to say you and I and when to say you and me.Consider the following sentence: You and I should have lunch.
Is the correct form of this sentence You and I ... or You and me ...? This is a common source of confusion in English.
Fortunately, there's an easy way to decide whether to use I or me in such sentences. All you have to do is drop the word you then try the sentence with I and me one at a time. For example:
- I should have lunch.
- Me should have lunch.
Here's another example: He'll blame you and I. Drop the word you then try the sentence with I and me one at a time, like so:
- He'll blame I.
- He'll blame me.
Easy.
On a related note, when using phrases such as you and me, you and I or them and us, it has traditionally been considered courteous to place the reference to yourself last. For example, we prefer:
- He'll ask you and me later.
over:
- He'll ask me and you later.
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