Sinister: Grammar (double yawn)

[M R McDonald]

Mark Iles wrote:

> >>and one last thing, amelia has remembered roughly how to do the 'she
> and me'
> >>thing;
> >
> >Nope, this doesn't work; it should be "...or was it she and I?". The
> trick
> >here is to reverse the order of the fragments, making it "It was she
> and
> >I," which is correct.
>
> Sorry to keep this grammar thread going, but I'd say that's still
> wrong.

So am I, but I can't let this rest here!!

> I
> think it should be "...or was it her and me?"

No.  "...she and I" is corect.

> . "... or was it I?" sounds silly.
>
> Then again in that "Who Killed Cock Robin" poem thing, you have the
> line
> "It was I, said the sparrow". But I reckon that's probably wrong, too.

No.  That is correct.  "It is I" may sound strange to you, but it is
correct grammar.

mars at pe.net


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