Originally Posted by
Rich
I'm not a fan of using "myself" instead of "me", for instance, in the sentence "if you have any questions don't hesitate to contact Joe or myself." People these days don't know the difference between the subject of a sentence and the object of a sentence and so they're afraid of just using "me" because they're not sure and think it might be wrong. So they use "myself" instead of "me" which, according to Dictionary.com, is acceptable as an informal use, but I still don't like it.
As far as "me" and "I" are concerned, I've even been falsely chastised and corrected for correctly using "me" as the object (e.g., "Leave a message for Andy or me") by really bright, educated people who think it should be "...Andy or I". My manager uses "I" as the object of a sentence all the time, even in writing when she has a chance to review what she wrote and correct herself. I don't understand why people find this aspect of grammar so difficult. I hear smart people in all walks of life, including newscasters, reporters, and other television personalities, incorrectly use "I" as the object of a sentence and it drives me up a wall.
If you're doing it, it's "I"
If it's being done to you, it's "me", not "I" or "myself"
When in doubt, take out the other person and see if it sounds right
Also, if the verb ‘to be’ is linking the subject with the pronoun it takes a subject pronoun (I, we, he, she, they) rather than an object pronoun (me, us, him, her, them).It was she and I. We are they. I am he. It should have been we.
On the other hand:He found her and me. We saw them. I spotted him. It caught us.
If it’s the object of a prepositional phrase use the object pronoun.It was for me. It was from her. It was for her and me. It is up to them.