Preachers and Ninth Grade English
There are certain grammatical errors that preachers and news reporters make so often that they actually sound correct.
Jesus died for you and I.WRONG
Jesus died for you and me.RIGHT.
For is a preposition and requires the objective case…Me.not I.
None of us are perfect.WRONG
None of us is perfect.RIGHT.
None is singular and requires a singular verb.is,not are.
He gave the Bible to mother and I.WRONG
He gave the Bible to mother and me.Right.
Bill Poore,graduate of the ninth grade.
July 18, 2007 at 4:54 pm
hottub,
Truthfully, you was right . . . but please stop picking on we illiterate preachers. I were about to tell you a thing or two, but thought it might not be too good. Therefore, I think I better stop while I ahead. Me and you need to talk about this offline so that reconciliation can be sought.
Chadwick
July 18, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Chadwick,
It is sad that you have chosen to trivialize such an important issue as proper grammar.Your youth and enthusiasm serves only to diminish the progress and maturity that many of us long to see in your life and ministry.Please let us humbly reach out to you in Christian love and enlighten you in ninth grade english rules and grammar.
bp,graduate of ninth grade.
July 20, 2007 at 9:11 pm
It’s so nice to see that SOMEONE that I know actually knows the rules of proper grammar. I jes’ CAINT unerstan’ sum peple sumtime!! I gradeated frum tenth grade (I’m not only good at my spellin’, but I’m good at my “times tables” too!)
August 5, 2007 at 6:33 pm
Aww man!! Jus’ when I got to thinkin’ I had sum proper anglish going on, now you done went off and got me all cunfuzed agin… fiddle sticks!