Is it "people like you and me" or "people like you and I"?

Many reasonably educated people these days know they're supposed to say "you and I" under certain circumstances, but they overcompensate, and say "you and I" under almost all circumstances. ("That hat would look stupid on you or I.") And it's "wrong" under the current grammatical rules. But if people keep doing it, eventually it will be how people talk, and then it will be right.

Generally the simple rule of thumb is: if you take out the first part of the object ("you and"), does it sound good? You'd never say "like I," would you? So don't say "like you or I" unless you follow it with a verb: "like I do."

It depends how you're using the phrase in a sentence. If you need a subject, then say "People like you and I". For example, people like you and I should be good examples. If you need an object (direct, indirect, prepositional), then say "People like you and me". For example, this company wants to hire people like you and me. The best way to check is to leave out the first four words ("people like you and"), and see if "I" or "me" sounds better by itself.

When used as a subject, you should say "You and I" like "You and I get along." However, when used as an object you should say "You and me" like "She is jealous of you and me." In this case it would be "people like you and me."

You got many answers, but no explanation about what to do. When you are talking about two people, such as "you and I," "Bob and she," "He and you," or whatever, and one of the two people is a pronoun, the easy way to figure out the correct form is to use the pronoun which you are not sure about separately, by itself. Consider this problem: (Bob and me/Bob and I) visited New York. Look at the "I versus me" by itself. Would you say, "Me visited New York," or "I visited New York"? The second one, of course, so that's the right answer when you put the "Bob" back in. It's "Bob and I visited New York." Now think about "She sang to (Bob and I/Bob and me)." Again, take out the "Bob," and look for the right answer. Would you say, "She sang to me," or "She sang to I"? Number one, of course. If you look at the pronoun by itself, you will get the right answer. As far as your specific question goes, you can see that the answer is "me" because you would not ever say, "People like I." "People like you and me are very smart."

It depends on what the phrase does in the sentence.

If it is a subjective phrase such as: People like you and I are destined for greatness, then it is "I".

If it is in a prepositional phrase such as: That's what happens to people like you and me, then it is "ME".

This is an idiom. If the phrase is the subject of the sentence technically it should be “you and I.” For example, “people like you and I want to use correct grammar.” Certainly you would say “I want to use correct grammar.” But many or most people would say “People like you and me want to use correct grammar.” In casual speech that is acceptable; in formal speech (such an an essay for your English teacher, say “I.”

But the phrase may be the object of the sentence. “These essays were written by people like you and me.” “Me” is the object of the verb “were written.” And no one would say “This essay was written by I."

Is it "people like you and me." Good luck.

It depends entirely on the context.

Things are difficult FOR people like you and me. (Object of the preposition - me is correcct)

People like you and I find this difficult. (SUBJECT of the sentence - *I* is correct)

REALLY? There are STILL thumb trolls here? I haven't been here in EIGHT years and this is still a mess.

It completely depends on whether this phrase is the subject or the object in the sentence. The subject is you and I, the object is you and me.

If you are asking about correct grammar, and you are saying something like "People like you and I do not do things like that" it is *I*. Please check any book or actual reliable reference about grammar. I have several.

Think of it this way... You and I do not do things like that or You and me do not do things like that... what if it were just you? Is it *I* do not ... or is it *Me* do not... ?

That said, if you re simply talking casually, if the meaning is clear, it really doesn t matter.

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