Poll: The prince invited my wife and I to dinner that night.

The prince invited my wife and I to dinner that night.

Correct
Acceptable
Incorrect
Hypercorrection

Votes: 468
Comments: 5
Added: November 2006

Comments:

fatma - 22nd November 2006 23:56
invited me
 
RonBee - 23rd November 2006 12:00
"Incorrect" and "hypercorrection" seem to me to amount to the same thing.

~R
 
JSmiley - 24th November 2006 13:23
I was always taught to say (someone) and I for politeness (or so I thought, so it shoud be correct.
 
Dave - 8th September 2007 02:33
Should read as "The prince invited my wife and me to dinner that night." Remove the wife to see why..."The prince invited I to dinner" is incorrect.
 
phb - 12th September 2007 09:14
In fact, it's incorrect, because "I" is the object of the sentence. However, this one is correct : "My wife and I were invited..."
 
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