We all have pet peeves, right? For some, it's people that smack when they chew. For others, it might be that annoying dude at work that whistles everywhere he goes and you find yourself whistling too. For others, it might be the stuff that people say. That's where I was at when I wrote this.
Objective Pronouns
Especially when we should be us
When people state otherwise
It makes me want to cuss
They're just repeating what they've heard
And letting it get me so upset
Is really quite absurd
You and I, they'll never see
We'll laugh when we tell them
There's only you and me
So my pet peeve is a grammatical one. I'm not a stickler for all grammar. In fact, I'm sure I made some grammatical mistakes within this post. However, I still have to stop myself every time someone uses the word "I" as an objective pronoun. For example, if it is a picture of us, it is a picture of her and me, not her and I. If someone is talking to the two of us, they are not talking him and I, they are talk with him and me.
The first two lines make up a little phrase I made up to help a friend remember. Basically, it's saying if you would use "us" in the sentence, then you should use "me" to refer to yourself. Anyway, I'll get off of my pretentious soapbox now.
Do you have any pet peeves that make your brain hurt when they perhaps shouldn't? Let me know in the comments
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