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dear pedants, please help.

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mamalovesmojitos · 10/05/2008 15:16

myself and louise visisted the clinic...

louise and myself visited the clinic...

which?

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Nagapie · 10/05/2008 15:20

Louise and I???

I visited the clinic + Louise visited the clinic ...

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WigWamBam · 10/05/2008 15:21

Think about how it would be if Louise wasn't there ... you wouldn't say "myself visited the clinic", it would be "I visited the clinic". So you use I.

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evenhope · 10/05/2008 15:21

Me and Louise visited the clinic

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notjustmom · 10/05/2008 15:22

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Bridie3 · 10/05/2008 15:22

Louise and I visited the clinic.

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WigWamBam · 10/05/2008 15:22

No, not "me and Louise". You wouldn't say "Me visited the clinic".

It's definitely "Louise and I".

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edam · 10/05/2008 15:23

Agree with the majority, it is 'Louise and I' for the reasons WWB gives - if you took Louise out of the sentence you would use 'I', wouldn't you?

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Bridie3 · 10/05/2008 15:23

Without any shadow of a doubt.

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StealthPolarBear · 10/05/2008 15:24

Is this clinic-visiting something yu want to publicise on the www?

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Janni · 10/05/2008 15:25

Louise and I.

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jura · 10/05/2008 15:26

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mamalovesmojitos · 10/05/2008 15:29

so....i take it that means i should use I ?

lol polar bear!

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stuffitall · 10/05/2008 15:38

myself is just a way of trying to make what you're saying sound posher

it's I

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RoxyNotFoxy · 11/05/2008 20:50

What about "your good self"? That's even more annoying.

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