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This drives me mad as well! I was taught that if the pronoun stand on its own in the sentence then that’s the one to use. Thus : My sister and I went for a walk
I went for a walk.
We wouldn’t say ‘Me went for a walk’

This is so prevalent now that I think it has become an alternative form.

'Me and Fred' doesn't annoy me nearly as much as 'Fred and myself went to...'

welbeck

This is so prevalent now that I think it has become an alternative form.

Indeed.

A member of my family uses this form of speech. She's a well educated person in her early sixties. If her father was alive I think he would say something to her about it. I just keep quiet, but it grates on me.

I think if we understand the meaning- who cares about correctness?

I don't understand what connotations you refer to?

This is pedants’ corner kq.

Another that grates on me is ‘her and me’. It sounds like a 4 year old at Nursery!

Myself now seems the norm on tv - ‘welcome to the programme, with myself Jane’

While I’m in a roll - stood/sat. We were stood waiting for ages., then we were sat near the kitchen door.

keepingquiet

I think if we understand the meaning- who cares about correctness?

I don't understand what connotations you refer to?

The late Queen?
The grammatically correct way sounds perfectly ridiculous to me.

Why didn't she just call him Phillip? That was his name after all- we know he's her husband!

keepingquiet

I think if we understand the meaning- who cares about correctness?

I don't understand what connotations you refer to?

Quite a few of us do! And it really riles me when people say or imply that these things don’t matter any more.

Misuse of "myself" drives me to insanity. I wrote a stroppy to M & S yesterday following an email which started: "here's reasons". I queried why they were massacring the English language!

These multinationals really must maintain standards.

Yes. I hate this constant use of “myself”.

keepingquiet

I think if we understand the meaning- who cares about correctness?

I don't understand what connotations you refer to?

Or does the phrase "my husband and I" have other connotations?

As the old saying goes:
My husband and I are deeply moved
By Andrews Liver Salts

(Sorry to lower the tone.)

Allira

Allira
🤗🤗
Re the Andrews

Andrew’s?
Andrew’s’?

Feelingmyage55

Andrew’s?
Andrew’s’?

His too.
His too.

The trademark "Andrews Liver Salt" was registered in 1909

When I see this thread title I get an earworm of Me And Bobby McGee

Doodledog

When I see this thread title I get an earworm of Me And Bobby McGee

Me and my shadow, strolling down the Avenue, has been on my mind since reading.

Yes, that's the one, I was trying to remember it 🎵🎶🎵🎵

Doodledog

When I see this thread title I get an earworm of Me And Bobby McGee

Meant to quote Doodledog's post

It drives me mad too, and has done so, ever since it first cropped up in nineteen-seventy-something.

Hubby and me, me and my friend/mum/sister....sound more normal imo