Here’s a tip to help you use ‘you and me’ and ‘you and I’ correctly.
Simply take ‘you and’ out of the sentence. If the sentence still makes sense, then you’ve used the correct phrase.
Correct
The director prefers the words drafted by you and me.
The director prefers the words drafted by me.
Incorrect
The director prefers the words drafted by you and I.
The director prefers the words drafted by I.
Correct
You and I attended the meeting.
I attended the meeting.
Incorrect
You and me attended the meeting.
Me attended the meeting.
Use a similar approach when writing about yourself and someone or something else.
Correct
People came a long way to meet the secretary and me.
People came a long way to meet me.
Incorrect
People came a long way to meet the secretary and I.
People came a long way to meet I.
Correct
The secretary and I got lots of questions from the audience.
I got lots of questions from the audience.
Incorrect
The secretary and me got lots of questions from the audience.
Me got lots of questions from the audience.
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