Post AY5PYa3ojoJyf2OXqa by katerberg@mastodonapp.uk
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 (DIR) Post #AY5MlVeI9UKCsdveMa by grammargirl@zirk.us
       2023-07-26T12:02:43Z
       
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       “That won’t work for Maria and me.” Or should that be “me and Maria”? It’s a matter of politeness to put yourself last in a list, but it’s different for other pronouns. https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/articles/pronoun-order/
       
 (DIR) Post #AY5Mxj542SXK0tHDgu by richardgrant@mastodon.social
       2023-07-26T12:04:57Z
       
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       @grammargirl Yeah I like the "me and" formulation in this specific case. Snappier rhythm and it sounds kind of tart
       
 (DIR) Post #AY5PYa3ojoJyf2OXqa by katerberg@mastodonapp.uk
       2023-07-26T12:34:02Z
       
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       @grammargirl phew! Was scared I got this wrong at first :)
       
 (DIR) Post #AY5WVoqU0jJRKGmvaa by mlanger@mastodon.world
       2023-07-26T13:51:57Z
       
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       @grammargirl Ah, if I had a dollar for every time I saw someone use "I" or "myself" in place of "me" in a sentence like this!Personally, I'd rewrite that sentence as "That won't work for us Marias." 😉
       
 (DIR) Post #AY5oMFGuhaBZZ4jeZk by leadore@toot.cafe
       2023-07-26T17:11:54Z
       
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       @grammargirl Another advantage of putting "me" last is that it subtly puts more blame on Maria for inconveniencing them about the meeting. <guy pointing to forehead meme>
       
 (DIR) Post #AY631JtfoEVJ8mLRzs by smartwatermelon@worldkey.io
       2023-07-26T19:56:11Z
       
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       @grammargirl I remember learning a mnemonic for this: "it's mean to put yourself first" ("me and" = "mean")