In his article Why You Shouldn't Rely on Grammar Rules, Tomasz P. Szynalski writes,
"Instead of wondering “why?”, simply learn the correct way. You don’t have to care that a linguist wrote a rule for it. Follow native speakers, not grammar rules."
Why You Shouldn't Rely on Grammar Rules
In his article Why You Shouldn't Rely on Grammar Rules, Tomasz P. Szynalski writes, "Instead of wondering “why?”, simply learn the correct way. You don’t have to care that a linguist wrote a rule for it. Follow native speakers, not grammar rules."
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Me and Him, She and I ![]() Pronoun use seems to be often mixed up when used in a plural subject or object. It is quite common to hear sentences like: Her and me went to the store Mom gave money to she and I. There is an incredibly easy way to remember which pronoun(s) to use in a plural situation such as the ones above. Here's the cheat: ![]() Simply say the sentence to yourself using only one of the subjects/objects, like this: Her went to the store. Me went to the store. Mom gave the money to she. Mom gave the money to I. These are obviously not right when said apart and neither are they when put together. Instead, think of the right way to say them apart, then use those pronouns to put them back together in the plural, like this: She went to the store. I went to the store. Therefore, She and I went to the store. Mom gave the money to her. Mom gave the money to me. Therefore, Mom gave the money to her and me. ![]() How can you tell whether to use there, they're, or their? By remembering three easy cheats: 1.) There has the word here in it, so if you mean the opposite of here, use there.
2.) They're is the contracted form of they are (the apostrophe stands in for the a in are — see my post about apostrophes), so if you mean they are, use they're. 3.) Their is the only one left, so it should be easy to remember, but if you must have a cheat for it, here it is: Their heir is going to inherit a lot of money. If your word means they own or possess something, then use their. |
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