Thread: Do grammatical errors bother you?
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Old 10-25-2010, 04:06 PM   #205
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Although "My wife and I..." would be the more common usage, there's absolutely nothing grammatically wrong with "I and my wife...".
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Originally Posted by boxcorner View Post
I was taught it's impolite to put oneself first.
Yet another reflection of the increasingly accepted attitude of ME FIRST in our culture.
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