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grammar pedantry
Sep. 15th, 2011 11:30 amYeah, again. I was reading a fic yesterday (it was a very good fic, actually, and I liked it lots) that had this problem, even after having been betaed. It was, in fact, the only problem I could find with the fic at all.
( the job was offered to Ron, his thirteen aunts, and I... )
TL;DR: If ever in doubt whether to use "me" or "I" in a sentence, remove the other subjects and see if it looks right.
The sad thing about this is that it's really easy to fix. My English teacher gave us this tip back in second year of high school, I think it was - at any rate, it is more than five years ago and I've put it to much use since.
When to use "me" or "I" in a sentence( the job was offered to Ron, his thirteen aunts, and I... )
TL;DR: If ever in doubt whether to use "me" or "I" in a sentence, remove the other subjects and see if it looks right.
