“Who would you have sent?’ ‘You and I.’ ‘For a number of fairly bloody obvious reasons, yes. I think it should be ‘me’, by the way.’ ‘That’s what I said – you and I.’ Smith gave a small sigh, concluding that this was one tide race he could not paddle out of entirely just yet.’ ‘No. I think you should have said “You and me”. You would have sent you and me.’ Waters seemed puzzled and surprised. ‘Really? My English teacher always said “You and I” was more correct.’ ‘Well, not in every conceivable semantic situation! Think about it – you wouldn’t say “I would send I”, would you? You’d say “I would send me”. So the fact that someone else is present in the sentence as well doesn’t alter that…”
― Time and Tide
― Time and Tide
“They’re like children who smash their own toys rather than let other children play with them, so other children let them have their way.”
― The Mushroom Tree Mystery
― The Mushroom Tree Mystery
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