It really peeves me when people misuse "I" and "me". When it's misused in speech, that's fine. Far be it for me to expect anyone to speak perfectly when i can barely get through a sentence without mispronouncing some one-syllable word. But in the printed form, there should be no excuse for getting it wrong.

Today, Tycho from Penny Arcade does it (Gabe is a frequent culprit, as well).

This is today's comic, which represents an authentic conversation between my son and I.

Arggh!

It happens on tv all the time, too. This is scripted dialogue. Again, no excuse for using the wrong word. And i'm not talking about incorrect grammar and dropped consonants because it's part of the person's characterization. It's more like people who are trying to speak correctly but don't know what the grammar rule is so they toss in "I" because mebbe it sounds more correct?

I don't know why i'm the grammar police. As i said before, i can barely piece sentences together in a coherent manner. But my mother did always call me Professor Higgins. Just another facet of my inherent need to always be right.

At least i'm not alone.

"I" is a pronoun that must be the subject of a verb. "Me" is a pronoun that must be the object of the verb. The easiest way to decipher the two is to remove the other noun from the sentence and see if it still makes sense.

And don't go shoving "myself" in there like i'm not going to notice! It's still wrong!

"I" is a pronoun that must be the subject of a verb. "Me" is a pronoun that must be the object of the verb. The easiest way to decipher the two is to remove the other noun from the sentence and see if it still makes sense.

Your speaking in tounges. You's should learn to relax, like myself. Me no worry to much 'bout that grammar stuff.