Re: Digital Negatives & PT/PD / language & Grammar Police
Surely only the 2nd person pronoun has a vocative case! Don Sweet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Soemarko" <fotodave@dsoemarko.us> To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 6:30 PM Subject: RE: Digital Negatives & PT/PD / language & Grammar Police > > Let us go then, you and I, > > When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient > > etherised upon a table... > > No, they all got it wrong. My answer below is the right one. > > The "you and I" in the above sentence is not the object of 'let,' otherwise > it should be "let you and let me" and thus "let you and me." > > But the "you and I" above is vocative. The person is calling/addressing > 'you' and himself/herself. > > But Judy, don't send me the gift (that is, assuming I am right). I have > planned to buy it. I am just replying for some fun in grammar. > > So let I buy the book. ;-) > > > David > >
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