English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
4. The objective forms are also preferred after prepositions, which are words that indicate the relationship between two elements:
~Between you and I~, this relationship cannot work (nonstandard).
*Between you and me*, this relationship cannot work (standard).
John’s father put the blame on ~you and I~ (nonstandard).
John’s father put the blame on *you and me* (standard).
5. The subjective forms are preferably used after conjunctions such as “than” and “as”:
He is taller than ~me~ (nonstandard).
He is taller than *I* (standard).
This sentence can be expanded as:
He is tall, I am tall, but he is taller than I am tall.
She is more intelligent than ~them~ (nonstandard).
She is more intelligent than *they* (standard).
GAB
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