Bad Grammar

Angelwriter, you may be right about people thinking "I" sounds more educated than "me", but it isn't. Prepositions take the objective pronoun. "I" is the nominative pronoun. I think people have heard "I" used incorrectly so often, they don't know it's not correct. If grammar is taught in schools, why isn't this error being addressed?

so what is the difference between these two sentences 1. I just go 2. I am going Which is the correct sentence? both frames the similar meaning or same in this case

Gunagohan, in your sentence examples, what is the writer trying to tell the reader? My discussion involves prepositions and pronouns and the misuse of the pronoun "I".

and by the way, you should not set the Americans as example, they are english speaking nature.. you should say "some people" instead.. this is insulting

Correction is insulting? It's no wonder Americans are so far behind in education if they are insulted every time they are corrected.

I asked this question because I'm constantly hearing Americans, in all walks of life, using the nominative pronoun after a preposition. I am amazed you have never heard anyone doing it. Perhaps my sentence example isn't a good one. Here's another example, "Please read the letter to Jane and I?" In this sentence, "To" is the preposition. Leaving the name "Jane" out of the sentence, would you say, "Please read the letter to I?" Anyone would say, "Please read the letter to me." So why do so many use the nominative pronoun when there is another person involved? You have supposed incorrectly. I am not the grammar police of Mylot nor a school teacher. I am an American who has often found that those who protest the loudest to correction are usually guilty of the crime. Anyone who doesn't want to sound stupid would be grateful for the correction.

You are correct. "I bought this car for me and my wife," is incorrect. The other person should come before you. The sentence example I used isn't a good one. Here's another example. "Will you do the work for Bob and I?" If you left Bob out of the sentence, would you say, "Will you do the work for I?" Any preposition takes the objective pronoun, so why do so many people use the nominative pronoun "I" when another person is added to the sentence? Even though you haven't seen anyone using such grammatical error, have you heard it? I don't see it either, but I hear it all the time. That's why I wonder if grammar is taught in schools.

I know there are many other grammatical errors besides the one I am discussing, but to me, this error is the fingernails down a chalk board.