USING PRONOUNS CORRECTLY (v3.0)

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Andrew Yiannakis, Ph.D.

Research Professor  University of New Mexico

Some examples of pronouns include: I/me, he/him and she/her.

The fact that grammar is rarely taught in schools has created an appalling level of illiteracy in both the spoken and written word. Such illiteracy has been further promoted by scriptwriters in movies, TV programs, and in novels, and today most people are clueless as to how to speak and write correctly. Let me give you some examples of INCORRECT usage of the pronouns I, HE and SHE:

THESE EXAMPLES ARE GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT

  1. John gave the books to Sally and I (should be me)
    2.  The book is for John and he (should be him)
    3. The book is for SHE and I (should be her and me)
    4. Give the book to John and I (should be me)
    5. It’s for HE and I to decide (should be for him and me)

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Andrew Yiannakis, Ph.D., is currently a Research Professor at the University of New Mexico (USA). He is also Professor Emeritus from the University of Connecticut where he taught the Sociology of Leisure, Tourism & Sport, as well as Research Methods and Computer Applications. He also holds the rank of 8th Dan in Traditional Jujutsu and a 6th Dan in Traditional Kodokan Judo. He is the Director of the Institute of Traditional Martial Arts at the University of New Mexico. He is also the Chair of the Traditional Jujutsu Committee of the USJJF. As an amateur historian, he has led several expeditions to Greece to conduct research at Thermopylae, and locate the path the Persians used in 480 BC to encircle, and defeat King Leonidas and the Greek allies. Prof. Yiannakis has published extensively in a number of areas.

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