Anonymous  +  482013 Tue, 26 Feb 08 08:49 PM Can you explain to me the reasoning that "You could get me and John a book".   I did find this: Many people mix up the personal pronouns I and me. To avoid trouble, delete the other person from the equation and see what you’re left with. If you’ve written Sandra and me find that offensive, take away Sandra. You’re left with Me find that offensive. That sounds strange, so you know that I, not me, is correct. (refer to http://www.sparknotes.com/writing/style/topic_111.html )  However the sentence of "You could get me a book" sound so wrong.   Help! Anonymous Nouns, Pronouns

	Doll  +  482026 Tue, 26 Feb 08 09:42 PM My try:  "Get a book" sounds incorrect to me. I would say "bring us a book" in short so that I will not have to think about the correct usage of "me and I".    Ehem, "me and I" are in object case in the sentence and (because of this) "me" is correct.   Bring it to me.   Bring it to Jonh.   Bring a book to John and me. Doll Joined on Sat, Mar 10 2007 Senior Member 2,812

	Grammar Geek  +  482037 Tue, 26 Feb 08 10:12 PM A: Ugh. I just don't know what to get you for your birthday. You never hung up the self portrait I make you from the string and stuff I collected from the streets, and you didn't like my home-brewed mouthwash either. I know, you pretended to like it, but you poured it down the drain as soon as I left. And my homemade cornflake-covered pineapple lasagna wasn't a hit with you either. I just don't know what to get you. B: Erm, uh... you could get me a book. I like books.   Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,681 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!

	Doll  +  482291 Wed, 27 Feb 08 11:17 AM Thank you GG! I really didn't know this structure. It really helped me.      To Anonymous:  No need to be angry gal, we are all here to learn. Doll