Him and I

[potioncat]

>
> Since we have wandered into grammar, I would like everyone's 
opinion 
> about this example. I was taught that the following is 
correct:  "It 
> did not matter to him and me." However, lately I keep hearing, "It 
did 
> not matter to him and I," or worse, "It did not matter to he and 
I," 
> both of which make me cringe. 

Potioncat:
I think "him and me" are correct, but I don't remember why. 
> 

>  bohcoo
> And, on a related topic, does it seem that in the Harry Potter 
movies 
> the English actors frequently put verbal emphasis in the wrong 
places? 

Potioncat:
Well, the English actors are playing Brits, so I think they're doing 
a fine job. Had they been portraying Americans, I'd say they were 
making mistakes.

 bohcoo
 Do English people really put their emphasis on their words 
> so differently from us Americans?
>

Potioncat:
I'd suggest renting some British movies or TV shows and enjoy the 
speech. You may not understand a word of it, but it's pure pleasure.


On that note, is Geoff around? My local library has a TV/movie 
version of "To Serve Them All my Days." Do you know if it's any good?

(I'm assuming there's only one version.)