English Grammar

[OwlHoot]

What is wrong with the following?

'A kind friend has invited my wife and I to dinner'

That's pretty simple - The one that always gets me is the distinction between "due to" and "owing to".

(I'd never actually use "owing to", any more than I'd ever say "I/we shall", as these sound precious and pedantic. But it would be nice to know when "owing to" would be correct.)

[Doggy Styles]

Because 'I' is the nominative singular form of the pronoun and the object of a verb needs to be the accusative form which is 'me'.

But you would say:

The wife and I invited a friend to dinner.

Whose wife?

[Gibbon]

With 'me' coming before 'the missus'

(Ain't that the truth, girls?)

And how long do you think we can flick our tongue for?
Not the whole of Bolero that's for sure!

[rhubarb]

It doesn't mean you are you thick.

If you would use 'us' in a sentence use 'wife and me' if you would use 'we' in a sentence use 'wife and I'.

Oh I'm liking that one! Thank you

[thunderlizard]

I was mildly amused by something on BBC news website this morning (but since corrected):
"...her mother fell pregnant with a new partner".

[ZARDOZ]

What is wrong with the following?

'A kind friend has invited my wife and I to dinner'

He can't cook?

[Halo Jones]

With 'me' coming before 'the missus'

(Ain't that the truth, girls?)

[Gibbon]

You may laugh, but actually it's a trick to keep you girls panting with lust!