Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Me, myself and I

Me, myself and I
If you tell people often or long enough that the people in "you and me did it" really ought to be "you and I" (as I'm the subject of that verb), what'll apparently happen is that they'll ignore it for ages, and then all of a sudden, over the last year or two, develop it into some sort of meme, whereupon they all start using the subject "I" in places where the object "me" is required. "A photo of my partner and I" - huh? Is it a photo of I? No, no, and thrice no. It's not. It's a photo of me, isn't it.

The most crushingly irritating thing about it is that people make a point of doing it. Egregious, yo.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

AskOxford: Which is correct: 'a hotel' or 'an hotel'?

It’s A HOTEL. YESSSSS

Saturday, November 10, 2007

How to Learn (But Not Master) Any Language in 1 Hour (Plus: A Favor) | The Best Article Every day

Get structures and patterns rather than focusing on syntax and detail

Friday, February 23, 2007

Language Log: Labels Are Not Definitions

The problem is, is that ...