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Which one do you use?
Which one do you use?
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post Jul 29 2005, 04:05 PM
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hello kids. just a quick question. when you have a picture of a friend and yourself, what do you caption it as?

"my friend and i at the picnic"
or
"my friend and me at the picnic"

and which one is correct? i thought it was "and me" but it seems as if so many people use "and i" ...right. grammar nazis, help?

edit: Yes, i know that it's "my friend and I" when you're writing a sentence. But i'm talking about picture captions. is it still the same?

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT SENTENCES, I'M TALKING ABOUT PICTURE CAPTIONS
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 04:15 PM
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I usually say "me and my friend".

But, I'll say "my friend and I".
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 04:16 PM
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QUOTE(im_s0_sp0ngey @ Jul 29 2005, 4:15 PM)
I usually say "me and my friend".

But, I'll say "my friend and I".
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That was what I was going to say.
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 04:17 PM
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A caption is still a sentence/phrase right? So it still counts.

It's:

My friend and I.

Otherwise... it'd be..

Friend and me.

^^^ "Friend" being a proper noun.

When there's a modifier in front of the subject, there should be an 'I'.

Or so I think... It's been awhile since I thought about it... pinch.gif

It might be the other way around. Someone correct me if you have to.
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 04:20 PM
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I usually say "Me and my friend." But the proper way would be to say "My friend and I"..I guess.
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 04:28 PM
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i say friend and i
like i dont put the my in it for some reason
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 04:35 PM
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My friend and I.
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 04:45 PM
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QUOTE(im_s0_sp0ngey @ Jul 29 2005, 11:15 AM)
I usually say "me and my friend".
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ya me too..
or i would say "my friend and I"
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 05:09 PM
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QUOTE(D1SMANTLED @ Jul 29 2005, 4:17 PM)
A caption is still a sentence/phrase right? So it still counts.

It's:

My friend and I.

Otherwise... it'd be..

Friend and me.

When there's a modifier in front of the subject, there should be an 'I'.

Or so I think... It's been awhile since I thought about it...  pinch.gif

It might be the other way around. Someone correct me if you have to.
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^No because if it was just you in the picture you wouldn't say "I at the picnic!" You would say "Me at the picnic!" So for a caption like that you would you My friend and me at the picnic...
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 05:12 PM
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Being the grammar nerd that I am, I always say "my friend and I".

Bad me. You were talking about captions. THAT would be "my friend and me".
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 05:13 PM
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QUOTE(b0st0ngrl @ Jul 29 2005, 5:09 PM)
^No because if it was just you in the picture you wouldn't say "I at the picnic!" You would say "Me at the picnic!" So for a caption like that you would you My friend and me at the picnic...
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If it was just me at the picnic.. that rule doesn't apply obviously.. stubborn.gif
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 05:30 PM
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QUOTE(D1SMANTLED @ Jul 29 2005, 6:13 PM)
If it was just me at the picnic.. that rule doesn't apply obviously..  stubborn.gif
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Me at the picnic = My friend and me at the picnic

You would use "me" in both cases.

(for captions)

So wait--so am I right in the end? It would be "Susan and me" for a caption and not "Susan and I" ?
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 06:21 PM
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objective case.
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 06:26 PM
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The first one.
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 06:55 PM
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My friend and I. But lots of people say Me and my friend which is grammatically wrong.
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 07:02 PM
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I use 'me and my friend at the picnic'

well, i don't know. whichever i think of first.
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 07:27 PM
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QUOTE(im_s0_sp0ngey @ Jul 29 2005, 5:15 PM)
I usually say "me and my friend".

But, I'll say "my friend and I".
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post Jul 29 2005, 07:32 PM
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uhm. picture captions? huh.gif
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 07:35 PM
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i am pretty sure my friends and i......
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 07:40 PM
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My friends and I. _smile.gif
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 07:58 PM
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i always say me and my friend. if you say "my friend and me", then you're grammatically incorrect. you have to say "my friend and I".
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 08:08 PM
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me and my friend is what i always use.
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 08:42 PM
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Well, technically, both of them are incorrect since none of those are sentences.

But I think the correct one is "my friend and me at the picnic."


my friend and me at the picnic/me at the picnic
my friend and I at the picnic/I at the picnic

I at the picnic doesn't sound right, now does it?
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 08:47 PM
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hm, a lot of you don't seem to get what i'm asking. sorry for not making it clear. I'M TALKING ABOUT PICTURE CAPTIONS, NOT REGULAR SENTENCES.

i hope everybody knows it's "my friend and i went to the picnic." but thats not what i'm asking.
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 08:58 PM
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i always say "me and my friend"
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 11:51 PM
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in picture captions i usually name the people in order from left to right, whether it's grammatical or not. but i think it would be "My friend and I."
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 11:56 PM
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when you're trying to decide if you should use I or me in the sentence remove the other person.

"my friend and I went to the picnic"
if you remove "my friend and" it's still correct

"my friend and me went to the picnic"
when you remove "my friend and" it sounds stupid

would you really say "me went to the picnic"?

too bad i couldn't use that as my reason on my grammar tests, hah
 
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post Jul 29 2005, 11:57 PM
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well since its picture captions, if there was a picture of just you, you would say "me", not "i" so therefore you say my friend and "me". or me and my friend, depending which side of the pic you're on.
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 01:00 AM
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hmm toughy. i dont really know what i use. my friend and i is correct though, cant explain why because neither work if you do it like i was taught in english...

you take out my friend and see if it makes since

sentence: my friend and i are going to the mall
fixed: i are going to the mall

maybe its just one of those weird english do things
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 01:06 AM
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My friend and I. That's not how I usually say it though. Most of the time I will say me and my friend you feel in this blank. Hope this helps you out.
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 02:11 AM
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my friend and I
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 02:49 AM
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my friend and me.. for captions im pretty sure
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 03:41 AM
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It's "my friend and I".

A good trick to know if it's "I" or "me" is to cancel out whatever's before I/me and say the sentence and see if it makes sense.

For example..."My friend and I/me went to the park". Take out "my friend".
"I went to the park."
"Me went to the park."

Obviously it's I. So it should be "My friend and I went to the park."

But...the bastard that the English language is, there are always exceptions, so be careful. If you have any further doubts, consult your English teacher =]
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 10:47 AM
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if that falls at the end of the sentence, i'll probably use "me" but only in cases like thatr
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 10:55 AM
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if it was a caption for a picture, it would My friend and me at the park.. the reason why it is MY FRIEND AND ME is because if you took out the MY FRIEND AND part, than the only word that would make sense woujld be ME. wacko.gif
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 10:59 AM
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shifty.gif ya gotsta say it gangsta....me and ma ni99as.....lol
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 11:08 AM
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QUOTE(barelyy_coherent @ Jul 30 2005, 4:41 AM)
It's "my friend and I".

A good trick to know if it's "I" or "me" is to cancel out whatever's before I/me and say the sentence and see if it makes sense.

For example..."My friend and I/me went to the park". Take out "my friend".
"I went to the park."
"Me went to the park."

Obviously it's I. So it should be "My friend and I went to the park."

But...the bastard that the English language is, there are always exceptions, so be careful. If you have any further doubts, consult your English teacher =]
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I'm not talking about sentences; I'm referring to picture captions.

Susan and me at the zoo
me at the zoo

or

Susan and I at the zoo.
I at the zoo

Well most people so far think it's Me, and not I...
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 11:39 AM
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^right. which is why i said "me" because you didn't make your examples complete sentences
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 11:40 AM
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i say me & my friend but, its really my friend & i
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 11:40 AM
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haha yes, you were included in the "most people" section. okay so i've come to the conclusion that
1. it's me, not i
2. a lot of people at cB don't read carefully.

perhaps i'll try again at clique.
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 11:42 AM
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ah, i didn't read that. if you were using it as the subjuect, it would obviously be "i" but it's not really...
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 02:12 PM
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QUOTE(im_s0_sp0ngey @ Jul 29 2005, 5:15 PM)
I usually say "me and my friend".

But, I'll say "my friend and I".
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that`s what i say too, but i think the right way is my friend and i
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 02:37 PM
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i'd put "my friend and i".
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 04:54 PM
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I would say: M3 FRIEND AND ME
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 04:58 PM
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You guys are confusing me .. 0.0

"My friend and i" went to Mcdonald. i believe it's a correct term. (well, for me.)
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 05:37 PM
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I use me and my friend.
Sometimes I use my friend and I.
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 06:09 PM
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I would say "my friend and me". even tho i dont think thats correct tongue.gif
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 06:14 PM
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what do you think it says....if so obvious.
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i speak proper english ....my friend and i
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 06:15 PM
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Thank you guys very much. Would a mod please close this thread to prevent spam?
 
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post Jul 30 2005, 06:18 PM
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"Me and my friend" is wrong.
"My friend and me" is wrong.

It depends on where you and your friend falls in a sentence actually, but I realize this isn't what the topic is about...

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