Him and I

[Steve]

---  "bohcoo" <sydenmill at ...> wrote:
>
> 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. 
> 
> Did the rules change?
> 


bboyminn:

Well, I vaguely recall that the rule is you say it in the
same manner as you would if you were only referring to one
person.

"It did not matter to him."

"It did not matter to me."

Compare that to -

"It did not matter to he."

"It did not matter to I."

Or,

"He and I went to the store."

"He went to the store."

"I went to the store."

Rather than the obviously wrong but frequently used -

"Him and me went to the story."

Seems simple enough.

Steve/bboyminn