Me vs I - English Grammar usage - a 'Grammar Nazi' explains

[XXToxicHeart666XX]

To all grammar Nazi's do you want a cookie for being possibly one of the biggest trolls on the internet? Nobody gives a fuck if you know how to spell go tell your mother I am sure she will put it on the fridge as one of your only goals accomplished in life.

[dcmaniac]

You should be a model.

[FoxyGrandpa]

I wish more people would understand what it means to be a subject or an object. It would be easier to explain your tip that way.

"Katie likes John more than me/I." can mean two different things.

Thank you for enlighening the masses though!

[creejay]

I really hope that anyone who watches this video understands that the beginning/end of sentence guideline he presents isn't a rule, but just an easy way to remember....

[nork3]

English teacher? Good job though.

[jewelsftw]

@ informationplz

"It is something up with which I shall not put." Haha, I recognize that. That's Winston Churchill, no?

Personally, I always found that rule stupid. I'm glad he wrote that.

[CodeMonkeyWithACanon]

one should never confuse Me and I - because me and i are one -

confused yet :P

I was referring to me - but - since you're you and I am me -

you ought to be whom ever you want to be, anything but me -

[thesmashmaster]

Among the Simpsons characters, Mr. Burns uses the best grammar (yes, better than Lisa), e.g. "It is I".

[informationplz]

So me and him were going to the store, and then them and her where their. They must of went home after me and him left.. This is how people really talk, and it is making me nutty. Otherwise bright and studious folks often use poor grammar, and as a student linguist(five languages) I am simply BAFFLED by these offenses..Trying to have a good language here!!

It is something up with which I shall not put!!

Thanx4reedin'....

[NUMBER4940]

Hail guten Grammar! Ha. (If that's wrong, forgive me as I'm not good with the German language!)

[IXKillfullXI]

If you are a 'Grammar Nazi', then why, in the first line of this video, do you say "In this vid I am going to tell you how to use 'I' and 'me', in a sentence"? Correct me if I'm wrong, but 'vid' is incorrect grammar.

[matwocents]

It's slang. It's an issue of style / personal taste. And, it's the internet, where slang and shorthand style abound. :)

[IXKillfullXI]

Does that mean it is okay for people to type or speak however they want, because it is their 'version' of shorthand or slang?

[matwocents]

Yea, but you run the risk of coming across as uneducated or ghetto.

[XxGrantSGxX]

I just saw the phrase 'English Grammar' used to name a video posted by a user, who's username is American currency.

That's a hardCORE oxymoron..

[Bllackguard666]

@XxGrantSGxX No, it's not. Due to the fact Americans are from ENGLAND, and speak ENGLISH. The founding fathers founded AMERICA with the ENGLISH language, and came up with AMERICAN currency.

[Ghaladh]

Helpful video!

I ask your opinion on that: to the statement "I like country music", would it be more correct to answer "me too" or "I too"?

Thank you for you help.

[matwocents]

Correct would be "I, too." because you are omitting "do." It would be "I do like country music too." Shortened it becomes "I, too." Of course this sounds a bit odd to most people, so it might be better to say "me too" if you aren't around people who know better. And, you can say "I do too" as well, which sounds alright. I am aware of grammar rules but don't always follow them because I want to fit in!

[Ghaladh]

Thank you very much! You cleared my mind on that.

I did noticed that a lot of people take some "licenses" in the spoken language, but I think that it's OK provided you don't write in the same way you talk :-). If you don't mind, I'd really appreciate to read your opinion on my video about English pronounce (the only one I uploaded). Thank you again.

[NUMBER4940]

I have doubts about your report of giving the correct answerer $1 billion, but I think you might be from Thailand (or some really obscure country that nobody will ever guess). I think your pronunciation is doable but could be improved; I think if you were on customer service and speaking to customers, they'd be frustrated. Part of the problem is your microphone sucks, and it's hard to hear you at all. Your grammar is far superior to most high school graduates in the USA though. Good work!

[Alexc3217]

You are a great person.

[NUMBER4940]

Thanks Alex. Most Americans have a long way to go before they even approach the English grammar skills of foreigners, so I wanted to help my fellow Americans! Ha!

[benjaminchu]

Mine grammEr are good  =D LOL

[mandowarrior123]

"Hello" was a word coined for the sole purpose of answering the telephone. True story.

[matwocents]

Yep. But, after someone says "Hi, can I speak to mandowarrior?" ...you wouldn't say "Hello" again...that wouldn't answer the question. TRUE STORY.

[mandowarrior123]

i would say: Hello! [can i speak to mandowarrior?] Speaking.

i was just saying that the word was invented for use answering the telephone that is all what are you going on about?

[ghamdanyem]

Thank you for the lesson.

I hope to see more videos about English Grammar.

Once again thank you.

[matwocents]

ghamdanyem,

I uploaded a new video on Apostrophe Usage if you wanna check it out. Just go to my channel page. It's listed there!