"Me and my assistant Felicia were totally dumbfounded when we saw it; we couldn't believe somebody actually did this." - Britney Spears, in British Glamour, about the sculpture depicting her giving birth on all fours
Britney has made an error in pronoun choice. She has used the objective first person singular pronoun "me" as part of the subject in this sentence.
The subject of the first independent clause in this sentence is "me and my assistant Felicia," and the verb is "were." To test the case of the pronoun, separate the two parts of the subject and combine each one with the singular form of the verb.
- My assistant Felicia was. (This makes sense.)
- Me was. (This does not make sense.)
To correct the error, use the subjective first person singular pronoun "I' in the subject of the sentence.
"My assistant Felicia and I were totally dumbfounded when we saw it; we couldn't believe somebody actually did this."
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