Way OT: Phrases you Hate 939Rather more simple than it is, I guess. Reading I take it you already know Of tough and bough and cough and dough...
Kathy
Not by any stretch of the imagination! It's "She gave it to Jimmy and ME." The words Jimmy and me have to be in the objective case as they are the objects of a transitive verb, namely gave. You would never say "She gave it to I," would you? Well, I surely hope not. So if it's "She gave it to Jimmy," and "She gave it to me," then it's "She gave it to Jimmy and me." Simple.
Where the heck did that rule come from? You're not implying it's a rule of grammar, are you? There is no such rule. Maybe it's some bizarre etiquette rule, although true etiquette always calls for proper grammar. Anyway, would you ever say "Ask me"? I surely hope you wouldn't say "Ask myself." So, as in the explanation above the same rules apply. Both Jimmy and me are the objects of the verb ask. You say, "Ask Jimmy," and you say "Ask me," so you naturally say "Ask Jimmy or me." (Myself can also be in the objective case and can be used but it is substandard, not actually incorrect.)
Oh yes they can be, and very frequently are.
Kate
