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Steve Francis & Me

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Mad Max, Sep 12, 2007.

  1. Carl Herrera

    Carl Herrera Member

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    Is it just me or does Francis look confused and.... well... mentally r****ded in that picture.
     
  2. KALIKULI

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    Nice edited pics man! Keith Jones looks like can use a surgery to sahrink his head! :D
     
  3. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    Actually, Mad Max got it right- it's Steve Francis and me. I won't bother typing an explanation, since there's a great one right here.
     
  4. JuanValdez

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    You're more likely to see him in Hangout or D&D, I think. But yeah, he's active, been here forever. Plus, he's a lawyer, so he'll probably sue you for copyright infringement.

    Since it is a sentence fragment, I don't think you can say whether I or Me is more appropriate. Perhaps the fragment was meant to be the object of an implied verb.
     
  5. Pizza_Da_Hut

    Pizza_Da_Hut I put on pants for this?

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    No, only idiots do that. the correct grammar is seen when the phrase is extended fully, you wouldn't say to a person "this is I" or "this is Steve Francis and I" grammatically thats not sound. However, you would say "this is me" or "this is Steve Francis and me". Sorry, it's just a real pet peeve of mine when people mix up the usage of I.
     
  6. Pizza_Da_Hut

    Pizza_Da_Hut I put on pants for this?

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    Me, Tmac, and Zach Braff.... Yeah right.
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  7. rockmanslim

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    Technically, that's wrong. You use the objective case (me) only after transitive verbs. "To be" ("is") is a non-transitive verb.

    "This is I" is technically correct, although nobody actually talks like that.
    "This is Steve Francis and I" is correct.
    "This is a picture of Steve Francis and me" is correct (objective case).

    :p
     
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    This thread is weird.
     
  9. RiceDaddy07

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    Yep...
     
  10. Mad Max

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    I'm so very proud of my work. I'm glad that the picture of Steve Francis & ME led to a conversation on grammar! It's has to be a first for this forum! :D
     
  11. JuanValdez

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    Sadly, I don't think it is.
     
  12. TracywtFacy

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    Nice work - maybe you were responsible for his decision to come back to Houston :)
     

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