I watched it when I was very young...
I'm not that old. The show was in 1956. I watched it when I was young. Doesn't mean I watched it when it was first produced.
Today, we're talking about grammar.
When I was in school, I somehow got the "impression", I don't know if it's cos of the teacher, or I read somewhere.
But I somehow got the "impression" that it was always "XYZ and I" when forming a sentence.
For example,
The King and I went to the market.
It was only much later in my life that it's not always "XYZ and I".
There are times to use "XYZ and me".
So when do you use which? And what are the circumstances?
Here's how you determine when to use which.
The King and I went to the market.
The King went to the market.
I went to the market.
Please send the King and me an email.
Please send the King an email.
Please send me an email.
Get the pattern?
If you don't know when to use "I" or "me", then deconstruct the sentence.
"Please send I an email" is incorrect, similarly, you shouldn't be saying, "Please send the King and I an email", which is also incorrect.
It is the King's birthday tomorrow.
It is my birthday tomorrow.
It is the King's and my birthday tomorrow.
The dog belongs to the King.
The dog belongs to me.
The dog belongs to the King and me.
That is my dog.
That is the King's dog.
That is the King's and my dog.
Catch ball?
Just deconstruct the sentence and the answer will appear by itself.
That's it for today.
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