[Magdalen] The word “me”

[ME Michaud]

Speaking of which,
hardly a (man) is now alive who remembers
 how to use “whom.”
-M


On Friday, July 10, 2020, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:

> I still use me.  However, I note that  many friends, whom I would regard as
> well educated, don't, especially when writing.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 7:30 AM Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I have seen, and suspect others have too, the same usage of which you
> > complain, Allan. It absolutely grates on me every time I see or hear it.
> I
> > know that language inevitably evolves, but this is one development I
> would
> > gladly see stillborn.
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 4:23 AM Allan Carr via Magdalen <
> > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> > > I read messages in a group called Nextdoor. Most of my neighbors here
> in
> > > Southern California never use the word me, as in “A dog attacked my dog
> > and
> > > I” (an actual sentence I just read).
> > > This is so common, even in newspapers, that I’m wondering if what we
> used
> > > to call the first person objective case “me“ has become obsolete in
> > > standard American English.
> > > If not, the proper usage is no longer drilled in school as it was years
> > > ago.
> > > Is the word “me” now obsolete?
> > >
> > > Allan Carr
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Christopher Hart
> >
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