Quick Rant
There are few times I get aggravated with grammar while browsing online. I know that the educational system in this country is seriously lacking in many areas, however, is it that hard to teach our young people their own language? We really need to revamp the educational system.
I let the more than occasional error of ending a sentence with a preposition slide. We’ll leave that for a later post. Hell, I even do it when I’m lazy. Most do.
I am, by no means, a grammar expert. However, I do know how to use “I” verses “me” when tagging a photo I have uploaded for the world to see. I see this way too often. I know you do as well.
Just think about a friend’s Picasa, Flickr, Photobucket, Myspace, Facebook, etc. Think about a photo of that friend and someone else which has been tagged with a description. More often than not, the description will say something like, “Joe and I” or “Jane and I skiing”. I know that many people think this is correct and feel “smarter” when they use “I”. However, it is horribly wrong.
If you’ve made this mistake, here’s a hint for you. Take the examples above. If you can leave off the “Joe and” or the “Jane and” and say the rest of the description and it makes sense, it’s correct. So for the first example, you’re left with “I”. Incorrect. Second example, you’re left with “I skiing”. How does that sound? Exactly. It’s wrong. Go look at your own photos and see if you’ve made the same mistake. I trust you haven’t.
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