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Anonymous  +  219764 Tue, 25 Apr 06 11:44 PM

Which of these sentences is correct?

Please let Kathie or I know if you have any questions.

Please let Kathie or me know if you have any questions.

"I" looks right, but I think I remember being told to check it by leaving out the other part (Please let ... me know if you have any quesions.), which would make "me" correct.

Thanks for the help!

Grammar Geek  +  219775 Wed, 26 Apr 06 12:34 AM

me is indeed correct, using exactly the logic you stated.  We were all traumatized as children when we'd say "Mommy! Jimmy and me saw a snake..." and your mother would say "It's Jimmy and I" - so now we're all afraid to say "Kathie and me" in adulthood. See? Sooner or later, you can always blame your parents!

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Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!
Thethenothere123  +  219806 Wed, 26 Apr 06 02:39 AM
In that situation I might also say "Kathie or myself," even though, according to your logic, it sounds incorrect.
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CalifJim  +  219814 Wed, 26 Apr 06 03:23 AM
Tongue Tied [:S]

"myself" is not an option in an imperative!
"you" is the understood subject of an imperative, so the only reflexives possible are "yourself" or "yourselves".

Let yourself in if the door is locked.

But not:

*Let myself in if the door is locked.

CJ



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Thethenothere123  +  219851 Wed, 26 Apr 06 05:57 AM
Yes, I realize that, but it still doesn't sound incorrect to me. I'm not claiming that it should be used, only stating that it doesn't sound incorrect for whatever reason.

As a hypothetical question, if a person had multiple personalities and also had knowledge of them, would "let myself in if the door is locked" still be unacceptable? Smile [:)]
CalifJim  +  220198 Thu, 27 Apr 06 08:46 AM
Smile [:)]
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