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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab
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To: The Philosopher who wrote (3720)4/8/2001 3:41:28 PM
From: jbe1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 4711
 
Christopher,

You are absolutely correct, of course. The object of a preposition is ALWAYS in the objective (accusative) case.

The irony of it is, of course, that those who say "between you and I" may think it sounds more "correct." It could be that what misleads them is that "you" (like "it") has no distinctive objective case ending(I/me; he/him; she/her; we/us; they/them -- but you/you and it/it). Hence, when the first pronoun LOOKS as if it is in the subjective/nominative case, they may assume that the second one is too. They wouldn't say, for example, "between him and I", because their ear would tell them it was wrong.

Problem is, most Americans don't know what a case is. You see what happens when people don't study Latin in high school! <g>

Joan
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