I and me

[Ju]

"The kids are fine, thanks. They keep my wife and me very busy."

Shall I use 'I' instead of 'me' in the above sentence?

Tks / ju

[Soup]

"The kids are fine, thanks. They keep my wife and me very busy."

Shall I use 'I' instead of 'me' in the above sentence?

Tks / ju

They keep us (my wife and me) busy.

[Ju]

They keep us (my wife and me) busy.

Dear Soup,

Thanks for your reply. But can I still use my wife and me & my wife and I to replace your suggested us in the above sentence? I really want to clarify.

Tks / ju

[Soup]

Dear Soup,

Thanks for your reply. But can I still use my wife and me & my wife and I to replace your suggested us in the above sentence? I really want to clarify.

Tks / ju

The prescribed rule is to use "me" if that pronoun functions as an object of a verb; i.e., keep me, not keep I.

From a descriptive point of view, speakers do indeed use "I" instead of "me" in that context. It's a classic example of hypercorrection:

A construction or pronunciation produced by mistaken analogy with standard usage out of a desire to be correct, as in the substitution of I for me in on behalf of my parents and I.