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Random Grammar Post
Jul. 31st, 2006 08:49 pmThere are many things to be thankful for; one of those would be our favorite English teachers. In this case, I do mean teachers of English, not teachers from England, although I've had one or two of the latter.
Apparently, there are many teachers of English who never got the memo, and continue to impose false PC-ist ideas upon their pliable students. I speak of the dread combination "Jane Doe and I".
When Jane Doe and I are committing some action word, otherwise known as a verb, then it is grammatically correct. However, when the action word is committed upon Jane Doe and I, it is no longer correct. To illustrate: "Someone called Jane Doe and I" ---> remove the "Jane Doe and" to test the correctness: "Someone called ... I". Now you can clearly see it isn't correct. When in doubt, excise the clause in the middle and see how it all shakes out.
This grammatical exercise has been perpetrated by etumukutenyak and I....mean to say, me.
Apparently, there are many teachers of English who never got the memo, and continue to impose false PC-ist ideas upon their pliable students. I speak of the dread combination "Jane Doe and I".
When Jane Doe and I are committing some action word, otherwise known as a verb, then it is grammatically correct. However, when the action word is committed upon Jane Doe and I, it is no longer correct. To illustrate: "Someone called Jane Doe and I" ---> remove the "Jane Doe and" to test the correctness: "Someone called ... I". Now you can clearly see it isn't correct. When in doubt, excise the clause in the middle and see how it all shakes out.
This grammatical exercise has been perpetrated by etumukutenyak and I....mean to say, me.
