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Discussion Groups / English Usage / May 2009Dragnet or Gunsmoke, bring Jim and I
Some radio show from the 50's, Dragnet or Gunsmoke, listening to on WAMU.org tonight, included "bring Jim and I" or some use of I where me should be. Another error that predates me.  SignaturePosters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I have lived in Western Pa. 10 years Indianapolis 10 years Chicago 6 years Brooklyn, NY 12 years Baltimore 26 years > Some radio show from the 50's, Dragnet or Gunsmoke, listening to on > WAMU.org tonight, included "bring Jim and I" or some use of I where > me should be. Another error that predates me. Spelling errors abound in old books and letters (prior to the 1930s in America), probably not as much because people were ignorant (though most of American was rural and a high-class city education was beyond the reach of most Americans), but more because it just wasn't considered as important to nitpick as long as the person could be understood. In the cases of Gunsmoke and Dragnet, it might be that the writers felt that "bring Jim and I" was correct, and that they were going to pull an "educated fast one" on the audience. The I/me thing has always annoyed I. Me remembers being in 4th grade and answering an English quiz aloud to the class, "It was I at the door." The teacher was pleased, I was smug, and lots of kids raised their hands to correct me. In 4th grade, "It was I" always sounded pretentious and smug. What's worse is, "It's I." Nobody says that, at least nobody who wants to have any friends. Say, "It's me" as the good Lord intended.... In article <2064a841-a4f4-489a-be9e-a2449c7b0afb@w31g2000prd.googlegroups.com>, > Say, "It's me" as the good Lord > intended.... Or if you believe in the Holy Trinity, "It's us. And me." Signature"Drop kick me Jesus through the goal posts of life." - Bobby Bare > What's worse is, "It's I." Nobody says that, at least nobody who > wants to have any friends. Say, "It's me" as the good Lord > intended.... OK, I'll write you off as a potential friend. Every secretary I ever had said, "It's I." or "I am she." But I never said or heard, "It's we." I have always said, "It's us." GFH |
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