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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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