Bad Grammar: Tom and I’s...
We’ve all learned this rule:
Incorrect: Tom and me went to the store. (Tom and me went to the store.)
Correct: Tom and I went to the store. (Tom and I went to the store.)
Unfortunately, this rule confuses people and leads them to make the following mistake...
“It’s Tom and I’s birthday soon.”
GUYS...
Never, never, NEVER put an apostrophe after “I” when you’re referring to yourself. (As opposed to after a word ending in “I”...)
Remember... all you have to do is take out the other person to see how ridiculous it sounds...
Incorrect: It’s Tom and I’s birthday soon. (It’s Tom and I’s birthday soon.)
It’s I’s birthday soon.
I’s birthday...
See how awful that sounds?
Correct: It’s Tom’s and my birthday soon (It’s Tom’s and my birthday soon.)
It’s my birthday soon.
So... just remember that...
“It’s Tom’s and my birthday soon!”
This has been a grammar PSA by Writing Questions Answered. There will be more to come...
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