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Aug 10 2009 7:58PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, me/myself/I, grammar, first person singular, Business writing, Quiz, pronouns
Me, myself or I?
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, me/myself/I, grammar, first person singular, Business writing, Quiz, pronouns
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Which is correct?
The CFO and ____ are very optimistic about the potential of Metro Ethernet. |
Answer: c
Explanation: I and me are first person singular pronouns. As the subject of the sentence (the “doer”), it’s I. As the object (the focus of the sentence’s action), it’s me. In neither case is myself ever correct.
See more in my guest post for Turner Ink: Abusing “myself” — Understanding the first person singular.
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