In Pronouns^x, Nominative^x

It's using a nominative pronoun where an accusative is required. A few decades ago it started to become fashionable to have children attend school without actually teaching them anything. The teachers corrected them, "Sarah and I", not "Sarah and me" without actually...

Hey, Avangi. How about our forming an organization: NPFNS (nominative pronouns for nominative situations)? Not sure we'd find a lot of members, but if we charged less than $2 per year for membership, we might get a few takers from these forums.

Hi Tanit, Huevos recently made an impassioned plea for the accusative on a thread, "Nominative and Objective Pronouns - - - - - - Confusing!" Did you miss it? - A.Edit. Ah, I see you're referring only to the third person. Sorry. To my ear, there's no difference between...

Not if you are from my generation, or my daughter's (19 British native) or my grandchildren's. My parents both went to private school and they were always harping on about this but I've never succumbed to it. Here, "She likes John more than me" can mean both "She likes...

failed. The same dictionary gives these examples of like used as a conjunction:–conj.21. in the same way as; just as; as: It happened like you might expect it would.22. as if: He acted like he was afraid. CB

But don't forget the cases where there is a difference.She likes John better than I does not mean the same thing as She likes John better than me. CJ

I wasn't using the "after-preposition rule" to support this construction. Use here is open to opinion. "She is taller than I" is presciptivist, whereas "she is taller than me" is the overwelming choice of the language's native speakers. The question is how...

cool breeze, huevos, and others:Thank you so much for the thoughtful responses. One last question about my earlier example ("...guys like we/us"):Can someone please explain why "like" is a preposition in that sentence and not a conjunction? Like is one of those weird words. ...

Hi CB.Maybe it depends on how you use your language. If you're a salesman, you must be alert to the language of your prospect. If you make your living in the media, you must know the latest trends and still be able to communicate in terms that will offend no one and be understood by...

Avangi, I couldn't agree more! You have arrived at the nitty-gritty of language! (Zero article!) That's the only way it happens, no matter what usage experts say, sometimes for a long time! Some people have been objecting to using like as a conjunction in sentences like Do like I say!...