For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for March 19, 1997
March 18, 1997
March 20, 1997
Transcript:
Elly: The problem with you and I going on a driving holiday, John, is that you have an agenda and I don't! - You always have to get somewhere! I like to take my time, meander slowly, looking at little shops, stopping at lovely little restaurants... - We come to a nice little town - and you want to blast right through! John: That's 'cause I don't want to meander slowly, looking at little shops, and stopping at lovely little restaurants.
Sparklite over 3 years ago
“The problem with you and I…”
God, I hate that general grammar lapse. I’ve been sensitized to it for years and hear it everywhere. People seem afraid to say “me” because, I don’t know, maybe, it sounds too ‘id-ish.’
In this example, ‘you and I’ is the object of the problem, and should read “the problem with you and me going on a holiday.”
RKY84 over 3 years ago
“Going” is a gerund. The use of the possessive form before a gerund is preferred. It should be “The problem with our going on a driving holiday…”.