Me and my language: I just don't understand it!

When my daughters used to say "me and X are going to ... ."
I used automatically to correct them saying, " X and I etc", they would reply "No Mum, you aren't going, I am!" I soon got the point and stopped being so pernickety!
They had no problems at school,they knew very well that what you say at home is different from what you write in an English essay!

The Queen is definitely responsible for everyone's reluctance to use 'My husband and I' ? but I can't see any reason for not getting it right otherwise, i.e. John and I, Mary and I etc. as that doesn't sound queenly.

I would say 'My OH and I...' no problem. Probably not 'Me and my OH' though.

most husbands have a name !!!

Love it!!

You are correct grammatically newgran2019 and I certainly would use the correct form in writing.

I wouldn't say "my husband and I" as it sounds old-fashioned but I'd use "First name and I".

Educated in England, where I was also taught to say ‘X and I.’ I’ve heard Prince Harry say ‘Myself and Meghan,’ which is really jarring to my ears.

I agree that ‘My husband and I,’ does sound overly regal but most husbands have a name, I imagine, so I’d use that instead.

So do I mcem

Another Scot here, who would always say, DH and I. It's how we were taught grammar at school.

When I was teaching, anyone who wrote or said: Me and Jimmy, was told the correct way to say or write it.
I would even say that in casual conversation and I'm certainly not posh.

I don't know what the correct way to say it is, and I don't understand the explanations.

This subject was discussed very thoroughly on GN a few years ago and I ventured to say that I'd always say "X and I met up" and never "me and X met up". (Admittedly no 'queenly' implication).
I was roundly criticised by one poster who declared I could not be telling the truth because no-one would say that in a casual phone conversation!!
Well I do!

At least it wasn’t “me and my hubby”. Think I’d prefer ungrammatical to twee
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Well, one could, in Gransnet speak, write 'OH and I'. That doesn't sound at all queenly

The missus
Or her indoors.

I prefer She who must be obeyed, vq

I really dislike that as well vampirequeen Grrrr

Around here because a man would say, "Me and the wife" or "The wife and me." Not only grammatically incorrect but also turning the wife into property

Because "my husband and I" just sounds comical and rediculous nowadays. Its okay if youre the queen. If youre not it just sounds funny.

As DH would say:
"My wife and I were deeply moved by Andrews' Liver Salts".
(substitute husband as appropriate)

I think that "Me and my husband" is informal and perhaps used in some dialects more than others.
Or, as I have heard: "Me and me husband".

You just remove the other subject of the sentence to find out if it is correct or not. The positioning of the verb is normally the indicator as to which or who is the subject and which or who is the object:

John and I gave a present to Joe
Joe gave a present to John and me

Also educated in Scotland. Just imagining the rage brought down on me by our English mistress should I have said ie; ‘me and Jenny are going to a party’. I would have instinctively, said Jenny and I.

However, I would think it bad manners to correct others.

Most people use formal and informal speech, using informal doesn't mean we don't know formal. Schools literally teach the difference between the two. I'm sure it's fine x

We would never say, 'Me is just going out
That conversation in our house would condense to,

Son: "Going out"
Me: "where to?
Son: "Dunno"

We used to correct our children for this, but more because they were putting themselves first, rather than the other person. It does sound a bit queenly to say "My husband and I..", but not if talking about another 3rd party - "John and I went...". You would be unlikely to say "I and John went.."

Me too, Urmstongran (or should that be 'I too'?)

In the past I have gone to post ‘my husband and I ...’ and I changed my mind as it sounded queenly!

newgran2019
I know language evolves, but this is plain wrong in every language I have ever learned.

The French would say 'Mon mari et moi ...', not 'mon mari et je'.

anno we had the best education in my opinion.