2. Me, myself, and I One of the most common causes of grammatical pain is the choice between “me” and “I.” Too often people use “I” when they should use “me.” Since “I” sounds stilted and proper, it must be right, right? Nope. The easy way to get this one right ...
Another has to do with which versus that. Then there’s the use of “taller than me” in simple comparisons, instead of the ramrod-stiff “taller than I.” (See Chapters 1, 3, and 11.) Despite the renovations, the philosophy of Woe Is I remains unchanged. English is a glorious ...
Obama stands accused of is using “myself” to dodge the “I”-versus-“me” issue, as when he spoke last November of “a substantive conversation between myself and the president.” The standard practice here is to use “myself” for emphasis or to refer to the speaker (“I’ll do...
I suppose my overall point here is that this less versus fewer distinction shouldn't and really can't be applied in all situations.我认为我的总体观点是，这种少与更少的区别不应该、实际上也不能适用于所有情况。And the more you look into it, the less reasons you find for treating it as a ...
The word "myself" creeps into our everyday vocabulary as if it has a right to kick out the word "I" and "me" out to the next zip code. "Please contact myself or Doctor Grammarsbad if you have questions." Do you know what images are conjured up in my mind at the sound of ...
10.1. Grammar Unreal or Real time No group and no Government can properly prescribe precisely what should constitute the body of knowledge with which true education is concerned. — Franklin Delano Roosevelt | If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a lack of success...
Will you please make it for me. I am saving them for my family. I bought my friend a sandwich. (Use the noun instead of the pronoun.) I bought it for my friend. (Indirect. obj. → prep. phrase) Did you buy it for my friend? The person who gets there first will win. / He ...
I seewhom? I seehim. Whomdid I see? I sawhim. But if you would replace the interrogative pronoun (whoorwhom) withhe, then you should usewho: Whosaw me? Hesaw me. Grammar sure is fun. Do you ever struggle with whether to usewhoorwhomin a sentence? Got any tips or tricks for ...
In another example, “Newly Discovered Number Has Mathematicians at Sixes and Sevens,” I would not capitalize “at” or “and.” The idiom here is standing in for “confused,” an adjective. Therefore, the phrasal verb rule does not apply. Knowing Grammar Versus Client Style When Using Idio...
Do you have any other questions aboutthatandwhich? Do you have any tips to share for remembering how to use these two words? Leave a comment. Sources (aff links): The Chicago Manual of Style Grammar Girl, “Which Versus That“ Wikipedia, “Relative Pronouns“...