Is There Such a Thing as I's??

Here's one I keep seeing every where.

So just like in Post #2 below, when we were corrected as youngsters for saying, "Me and Lauren" to "Lauren and I"... we all the sudden thought that everything should end in I.

We apparently thought since we should change everything to "________ and I" that we suddenly didnt know how to show the possessive form of sharing something with the previously mentioned name.

For example:
"Cant wait to hold John and I's baby for the first time in September!"
"Please come to Kelly and I's new apartment!"
"I hope to see you at Dane and I's wedding!"

So....someone tell me. When did "I's" become a word?
Ummm. It didnt.

So here's how ya fix that problem.
Because believe me, you are NOT alone!!
EVERYONE does it.
I promise.

Incorrect: Cant wait to hold John and I's baby for the first time in July!
Correct: Cant wait to hold John's and my baby for the first time in July!
Why---> Whose baby is it afterall? Drop the other name and see if if makes sense separately.
                                 John's baby. My baby. Not I's baby.

Incorrect: Please come to Kelly and I's new apartment!
Correct: Please come to Kelly's and my new apartment!
Why--->Whose apartment is it afterall? Kelly's apartment. My apartment. Not I's apartment.

Incorrect: I hope to see you at Dane and I's wedding!
Correct: I hope to see you at Dane's and my wedding!
Why---> Whose wedding is it? Dane's wedding. My wedding. Not I's wedding.


Is there another way?? That's so confusing and sounds funny to me!
Yes. Lucky for you, there is another way.
You could just say:
---> I cant wait to hold our baby in July. John and I just cant wait.
---> Come to our new apartment! Kelly and I would love to see you!
---> Dane and I hope to see you at our wedding!

That way, you get to comfortably use our and then you also get to use your "_________ and I" that you like to use so much :)


So let's recap:

Don't panic, it's really quite simple.

The grammatical rule is: drop the other person's name and see whether you would use "I" or "my" or "me" if the other person were not named. Then use that word to refer to yourself, even when the other person is added back in to the sentence.

So there's no need to make up words like "I's" just so we feel that we are still in compliance with the made-up grammar rule that "me" should get thrown out and "I" should henceforth always be used :)

Another thing you probably noticed is that the other person should always be said/written first. Pronouns like "I" and "my" should come second (which does follow the me and I rule from earlier...so I'll give you a break on that one!).

Okay, it's past this blog's and my bed time!!