On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:27:14 GMT, "U-CDK_CHARLES\\Charles" "Charles
wrote:

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 17:03:47 +0100, LRod wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 15:39:23 GMT, "Bob Schmall"
wrote:

Some of us even speak English.

Ditto we historians.

Shouldn't the be "us historians" that speak English?

We. Sentance:

We historians speak English.

Subject "We", modified by "historians"

Predicate "speak", modified by "English"

Go back one step further. The statement preceding "some of us even
speak English," which was, "You should have more faith in old
cabinetmakers."

The implied subject makes the sentence read:
Some of us [cabinetmakers] even speak English.

Echoing that sentiment, the correct implied sentence is:
Ditto, [some of] us historians.

I don't really care. I always laugh at the we/us-I/me contortions
anyway. Usually the simple test is to add or drop a word and it makes
it clear to all. Like newscasters saying at the break, "join Joyce and
me with local news..." So many people want to make it "I".

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