{"id":3422,"date":"2015-12-14T00:55:25","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T05:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/?p=3422"},"modified":"2019-11-06T14:52:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T19:52:07","slug":"i-vs-me-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/i-vs-me-difference","title":{"rendered":"I vs. Me: What\u2019s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bccef0f480416e3e00e77029789ea906\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Beginning of Post Default -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6482188744286371\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7571860708\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p>A common mistake in people\u2019s writing is to <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/confusing-words\">confuse<\/a> <em>I<\/em> and <em>me <\/em>with each other. Both are personal pronouns, but they serve different purposes within the sentence.<\/p>\n<p>In many circles, this can be a costly mistake, as it\u2019s usually considered a sign of sloppy writing. In other words, if you are writing a research paper, a press release, a resume, etc., you will want to know how to use I vs. me.<\/p>\n<p>In this post, I will cover everything you need to know about these two words, and once you\u2019re done reading, you won\u2019t have any trouble determining when to use me or I.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the Difference Between I and Me?<\/h2>\n<p>To start, let&#8217;s look at the basics of I vs. me.<\/p>\n<p><em>I<\/em> and <em>me<\/em> are both first person <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/pronoun\">pronouns<\/a>. Pronouns are words that stand in for other nouns. For example, you can say,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The bike belongs to Bill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-or you can say-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The bike belongs to him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Him<\/em> is standing in for <em>Bill<\/em>; it is a pronoun.<\/p>\n<p>First person pronouns are used by the speaker (or writer) to refer to himself or herself. When talking about yourself, you generally use one of these two words.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I went to the mall today.<\/li>\n<li>Molly came with me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In both of these sentences, I am talking about myself, using either I or me.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s move on to <em>when<\/em> to use I or me.<\/p>\n<h2>When to Use I<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3426\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/i-versus-me.png\" alt=\"i versus me grammar difference\" width=\"342\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/i-versus-me.png 342w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/i-versus-me-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/>I is used as a subjective pronoun. <\/strong>This simply means that it functions as the subject of a sentence.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I play basketball<\/li>\n<li>I ate a pizza.<\/li>\n<li>I went to lunch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-not-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Me went to lunch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I<\/em> functions just the same as other subjective pronouns, such as <em>he, she, you, etc<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I went to the beach.<\/li>\n<li>He went to the beach.<\/li>\n<li>She went to the beach.<\/li>\n<li>You went to the beach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The important point here is that <em>I<\/em> is a subject. As such, you should expect to see it near verbs or at the beginning of phrases.<\/p>\n<h2>When to Use Me<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3429\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/me-versus-i.png\" alt=\"me versus i meaning\" width=\"342\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/me-versus-i.png 342w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/me-versus-i-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/>Me is used as an objective pronoun.<\/strong> This means that it functions as an <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/object\">object<\/a> in our sentences.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He thanked me. (Direct object)<\/li>\n<li>Ashley went to lunch with Molly and me. (Indirect object\/Object of preposition)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-not-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ashley went to lunch with Molly and I.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Me <\/em>functions just the same as other objective pronouns, such as <em>him, her, you, etc<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She congratulated me.<\/li>\n<li>She congratulated him.<\/li>\n<li>She congratulated her.<\/li>\n<li>She congratulated you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The important point with <em>me<\/em> is that it functions as an object. As such, you should expect to see it appearing after verbs or prepositions.<\/p>\n<h2>Here\u2019s the bottom line.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I<\/strong> is a subject.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Me<\/strong> is an object.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Common Mistakes: I vs. Me<\/h2>\n<p>Most of the confusion surrounding these words occurs when you have I\/me connected to another pronoun or name along with the words and\/or. For example, which of the following is correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You and I went to the movies.<\/li>\n<li>You and me went to the movies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>You and I or You and Me?<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3431\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/you-and-me-or-you-and-I.png\" alt=\"you and me or you and i\" width=\"342\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/you-and-me-or-you-and-I.png 342w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/you-and-me-or-you-and-I-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/>The <em>you and I<\/em> or <em>you and me<\/em> formation is commonly confused, but once you examine how the words are being used, it\u2019s pretty straightforward.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You and I went to the movies. (Correct)<\/li>\n<li>You and me went to the movies. (Wrong)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this sentence, <em>You and I <\/em>forms a compound subject. Since this phrase is being used as the subject of the sentence, <em>me <\/em>cannot be the correct choice.<\/p>\n<p>You should never have <em>you and me<\/em> in the place of a subject in your sentence.<\/p>\n<h2>And I or And me?<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s another example of the <em>and I<\/em> or <em>and me<\/em> formation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Did you see John and I at the party? (Wrong)<\/li>\n<li>Did you see John and me at the party? (Correct)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this sentence, <em>John<\/em> and <em>me <\/em>are both direct objects. Since they are both objects, <em>I<\/em> cannot be the correct choice.<\/p>\n<h2>Between You and Me<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3435\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/he-and-i-she-and-i.png\" alt=\"he and i or she and i\" width=\"342\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/he-and-i-she-and-i.png 342w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/he-and-i-she-and-i-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/>Between is a preposition, and in English, prepositions are followed by objects. For example,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She left with him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-not-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She left with he.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Him<\/em> is an objective pronoun, while <em>he<\/em> is a subjective pronoun. Now, let\u2019s apply this to our phrase <em>between you and me<\/em>. We need an object to follow <em>between<\/em>, not a subject.<\/p>\n<p>Since <em>I<\/em> cannot function as an object, we know that <em>me <\/em>is the correct choice. Therefore, the correct phrase is <em>between you and me<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Between you and me, he is not qualified. (Correct)<\/li>\n<li>Between you and I, he is not qualified. (Incorrect)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The incorrect phrase <em>between you and I<\/em> is most likely a hypercorrection people make when dealing with the pronoun <em>I<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>We can all remember our English teachers saying \u201calways use you and I; never use you and me.\u201d (I even said this above.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You and I went swimming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-not-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You and me went swimming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When teachers say this, however, they mean never to use <em>you and me<\/em> as a subject.<\/p>\n<p>In the phrase <em>between you and me<\/em>,<strong> me is correct<\/strong> because it is in the place of an object.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, <em>I<\/em> is not always the correct choice simply by its nature. It\u2019s not \u201cmore proper\u201d than <em>me<\/em>; it just performs the role of a subject, while <em>me<\/em> performs the role of an object.<\/p>\n<h2>That is I or That is Me \/ It is I or It is Me<\/h2>\n<p>As we have covered in <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/how-to-answer-the-phone-this-is-she-or-this-is-her\">other articles<\/a>, <em>is<\/em> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/linking-verb\">linking verb<\/a>. Linking verbs connect the subject of the sentence to equal words in the sentence.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He is my friend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this sentence <em>is <\/em>is connecting the subject <em>he<\/em> to its <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/subject-complement\">subject complement<\/a>, which is a word (in the subjective case) that re-describes the subject.<\/p>\n<p>As you might imagine, <em>m<\/em>y<em> friend<\/em> can also function as the subject of a sentence,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My friend is six feet tall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s apply this to the phrases <em>that is I <\/em>\/ <em>that is me<\/em> or <em>this is I <\/em>\/ <em>this is me<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>What is the subject of our sentence? Clearly is it <em>that\/this<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>That is&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>This is&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since we know <em>is <\/em>is is a linking verb, we know that a subjective element must follow it. <em>I <\/em>is a <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/what-is-a-subject-pronoun-examples\">subject pronoun<\/a>, while <em>me <\/em>is an <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/what-is-an-object-pronoun-examples\">object pronoun<\/a>, so <em>I<\/em> is the grammatically correct choice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>That is I.<\/li>\n<li>This is I.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite sounding affected or even pretentious,\u00a0<em>that is I\u00a0<\/em>is actually the correct structure.<\/p>\n<p>This is why it is common to hear someone answer the phone saying,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is she.<\/li>\n<li>This is he.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Notice it is not <em>this is her<\/em> or <em>this is him<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>That said, it is quite common for people to say <em>that is me<\/em>, and you are unlikely to ever find someone correcting you on this issue&#8211;especially in speech.<\/p>\n<h2>Than I or Than Me<\/h2>\n<p>Traditional grammar has held, since the 1700s, that <em>than<\/em> is a conjunction in all of its uses.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John is taller than Ben.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The above sentence is considered an elliptical version of the sentence,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John is taller than Ben is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Therefore, the pronoun following <em>than<\/em> is determined by whether the pronoun serves as the <em>subject<\/em> or <em>object<\/em> in the completed second clause of the sentence. For example,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John is taller than I.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-not-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John is taller than me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-because-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>John is taller than I <\/em>is an elliptical version of <em>John is taller than I am<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Better than I or better than me?<\/h2>\n<p>This same rule goes for other variations of than me or than I.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael Jordan is better at basketball than I (am).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-not-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael Jordan is better at basketball than me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Can Than be a Preposition?<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the traditional use of <em>than<\/em> as a conjunction, some have argued that it can also be used as a preposition, similar to <em>between<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep this between you and me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since <em>between<\/em> is a preposition, it should be followed by an objective pronoun (see above). The argument for <em>than<\/em> as a preposition is similar.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are better than me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Traditional grammarians still insist that <em>You are better than I<\/em> is the only correct form, and <em>than me<\/em> is still widely regarded as incorrect.<\/p>\n<p>Given this fact, it\u2019s best to adhere to the traditional rule in your formal writing.<\/p>\n<h2>Trick to Remember the Difference<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re still not sure when to use <em>me and you<\/em> and <em>you and me<\/em> or <em>and me <\/em>or <em>and I<\/em>, here is a good trick that will help you remember.<\/p>\n<p>When you run across a sentence that confuses you, remove the other person from the sentence and try it out with just <em>I<\/em> or <em>me<\/em>. For example,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The cat followed (me or I?).<\/li>\n<li>The cat followed me.<\/li>\n<li>The cat followed I.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Clearly, <em>me<\/em> is the correct choice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If Jane and (me or I?) go to the movies, it will be at 6:30.<\/li>\n<li>If me go to the movies, it will be at 6:30.<\/li>\n<li>If I go to the movies, it will be at 6:30.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this example, <em>I<\/em> is the correct choice.<\/p>\n<p>This exercise is helpful when determining me vs. I, and it will get you by most of the time.<\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>While these words can be tough to remember, it\u2019s important to use them correctly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I is used as a subject.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Me is used as an object. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A common mistake in people\u2019s writing is to confuse I and me with each other. Both are personal pronouns, but they serve different purposes within the sentence. In many circles, this can be a costly mistake, as it\u2019s usually considered a sign of sloppy writing. 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