Thank you for the good clarification, MrP!
I just don't understand too much, what you mean by the paragraph below:
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Originally Posted by MrPedantic 
However, some people would prefer #3 to #4, on the grounds that "X-ing you with Y" can't be said to qualify "me", since "I hope you don't mind me", in isolation, would have a different meaning from its meaning in the sentence.
(I would disagree; "X-ing you with Y" looks like an idiomatic object complement, to me.)
All the best,
MrP
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How come they would prefer #3 to #4? #4 is completely correct, isn't it?