prescriptivism, conventions, &c.

[Frank Abate]

Another common hypercorrection in the same vein as mentioned below is
"between you and I".

Frank Abate

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Subject: Re: prescriptivism, conventions, &c.


> Beverly Flanigan writes:
> >...'a hypercorrection, similar to the spread of "whomever" after every
> >preposition even if it functions as a subject (heard twice just
yesterday,
> >on NPR and TV news)..... Has anyone else noticed the (seemingly)
> >increasing use of "whom" generally in the media? '<
>
> Indeed, yes.   Another hypercorrection  of the reverse kind that I not
only
> hear but see in print increasingly is: "So-&-so and I"  instead of
"So-&-s0
> and me"  as objects of verbs or  prepositions. "She spoke to Bob and
> I"...."He invited Mary and I."  The "and" seems to kick in a reflexive
> *don't-use-/me/*  that I attribute to ill-understood corrections  from
> teachers.
> A. Murie
>