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I have always heard in conversation - that must be him / her on the phone. Of course we say:He is on the phone now. Grammatically, "that must be him" it is not strictly correct, since the case of a pronoun after "be" is nominative. However, in this case (must be ***), we...

Language is constantly changing - especially English. Grammarians disagree constantly, as Huevos has said. Consider the expression, "Between you and me. . . . " Both pronouns function as object of the preposition. Little kids sometimes say, "Me and him went to the movies."...

I wish my parents were more like we/us. The trip will be a good experience for people like you and I/me. I am thinking "we" and "I" are correct. I can't remember the grammar rule but I'm thinking that the first sentence could be restated with the ending "we are" and in the second sentence,...

I didn't know when this rule banning "between you and I" emerged. Here it is: ----------- between you and I . “All debts are cleared between you and I,” writes Antonio to Bassanio in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Did Shakespeare commit a blunder, writing I where the objective...

I know of at least seven grammatical errors that I think are both widespread but easily fixable issues in both colloquial and written usage. I'd like to share these errors, and their solutions, with you today. 1) Incorrectly constructed parrallel structure (emphasis on the...

I've read through many of the previous posts on this subject (such as this one). It is like reading a foreign language seeing "object of the preposition" and "nominative vs. objective case." Would you please indulge a native speaker who was taught through example and thus never dissected...

Ikia wrote: Will the English language no longer distinguish between nominative and objective cases of pronouns that are difficult to use? I know grammar is a report on "useage," how people use the language, but we need to be careful here that we don't throw out the baby with the bath...

Monika asked, in {http://www.englishforums.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=70995} Could you please tell me when to use me or I? I received the following message from an Australian native speaker: ...This is exciting, not only for Sue but for you and I too .. (I thought it was me in this case)...

Let me go point-blank first. 'Whoever' is correct. Now here is my analysis. At first glance, it seems confusing. If you focus on 'to' which is no doubt a preposition, 'whomever' is attractive. But if you take 'comes' into consideration, the nominative 'whoever' is a possibility. Now let's...

Hi Happy, This area is a very contentious one, so it is not surprising that you find different pronouncements within and between grammar books. Here is my opinion on the examples you present: (1) 'Who did it ?' Not I.' The pronoun stands in parallel to the subject 'who', and is a...