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Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:17 pm
by W.Payne
Mr. Minister of the Interior,
Will you please grant moderatorship over the Kildare forum to Gareth Arthur and I?
I am the new Dutch, and he is the new Steward.
Thank you!
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:32 pm
by Arviður
Wouldn't that be "for Gareth Arthur and me?"
Not picking. Just curious. Never understood English grammar...
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:02 pm
by W.Payne
No, it would be I.
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:04 pm
by Arviður
It sounds wrong... :/
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:07 pm
by W.Payne
That's just because your not a native speaker.
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:13 pm
by Kaiser Leto III
Who doesn't know the legendary words from
Allo Allo: "It's
I, Leclerc."
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:17 pm
by Arviður
Well that's different, because there it is neither dative nor accusative nor anythign else since it directly follows the copula.
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:32 pm
by Kaiser Leto III
Arviður wrote:Well that's different, because there it is neither dative nor accusative nor anythign else since it directly follows the copula.
Who's the Kaiser? I am! And my will is law! Don't push me towards the point I write a decree about this matter.
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:37 pm
by Aurangzeb Khan
"Am Kaiser of Shireroth, am above grammar" -
Leto III Ozymandias
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:34 pm
by Santelran Rottsaa
Pretty sure it would be me. You wouldn't say "Please grant moderatorship to I", you'd say "Please grant moderatorship to me".
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:19 pm
by Allot
Only in the passive voice, which is normally inappropriate. Please grant ME modship.
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:27 pm
by Arviður
We seem to have settled that then.
While the Kaiser in his infinite wisdom is above grammar, the Payne is not. He made a grammatical fault and shall be fined 3 erbs 50, payable to the Kaiser himself.
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:46 am
by Ari Rahikkala
Yar.
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:52 am
by Gareth Arthur
Oops, someone made a boo-boo.
I'm the Steward while William is the Dutch.
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:57 am
by Ari Rahikkala
Pfft, I was this close to just dropping you both in the Dutch of Kildare group anyway
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:43 am
by W.Payne
Santelran Rottsaa wrote:Pretty sure it would be me. You wouldn't say "Please grant moderatorship to I", you'd say "Please grant moderatorship to me".
But I was not talking about just myself, I was also talking about Gareth, so I would have to use I.
"Gareth and me" is obviously incorrect.
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:58 am
by Arviður
I hypothesize:
CORRECT:
Gareth and I ask for moderatorship.
I ask for moderatorship for Gareth and me.
INCORRECT:
Gareth and me ask for moderatorship.
I ask for moderatorship for Gareth and I.
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:59 am
by Gareth Arthur
Re: Moderatorship for Gareth and I
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:03 am
by Arviður
Thanks Gareth!