Wow. An article about grammar that uses incorrect grammar. Certainly makes the author sound like a chimp.
For example:
Here's a typical incorrect use:
'The committee will consist of Bob, Mr. Parsons, and myself.'
In this circumstance, 'me' is the right choice. In general, 'myself' is a word you shouldn’t find much use for, so if you’re using it a lot, you’re probably using it wrong. 'Myself' should only be used reflexively, to refer back to the subject.
Unfortunately his proposed correct useage is incorrect.
The correct usage in this case would be:
'The committee will consist of Bob, Mr. Parsons, and I.'
No, it should indeed be "me". The reason is the verb "consist" requires that its objects are in the objective case.
Native English speakers often have a problem with noun and pronoun cases because this grammatical feature has all but disappeared from the language, only its weak remnants remain. This is one place, perhaps the most well known place, where it still appears.
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Wow. An article about grammar that uses incorrect grammar. Certainly makes the author sound like a chimp.
For example:
Here's a typical incorrect use:
In this circumstance, 'me' is the right choice. In general, 'myself' is a word you shouldn’t find much use for, so if you’re using it a lot, you’re probably using it wrong. 'Myself' should only be used reflexively, to refer back to the subject.Unfortunately his proposed correct useage is incorrect.
The correct usage in this case would be:
'The committee will consist of Bob, Mr. Parsons, and I.'
No, it should indeed be "me". The reason is the verb "consist" requires that its objects are in the objective case.
Native English speakers often have a problem with noun and pronoun cases because this grammatical feature has all but disappeared from the language, only its weak remnants remain. This is one place, perhaps the most well known place, where it still appears.
The committee will consist of Bob, Mr. Parsons, and I.
"Consist of I"? I don't think so.