[Magdalen] The word “me”

[Christopher Hart]

I know how to use Who and Whom properly. I'm less bothered though by those
who just use Who for all instances than I am by those who use Whom when it
should be Who.

On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 10:56 AM ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> > >
> > > List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> > > Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> > > Twitter: @cervus51
> > >
> >
>


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Christopher Hart

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