I and John

[dsezdelif]

Is it inappropriate to say "I and John went to school" ?
should I say John and I ?
what messages does each one of them imply ?
I know it would sound like a joke if they didn't differ but someone told me this and it has made me very confused . Please answer .

 

[SoothingDave]

Naming yourself last is considered polite.

 

[Raymott]

Not only that, but "I and John ..." is just weird.

 

[Rover_KE]

But the ungrammatical, though widely used, 'Me and John went to school' doesn't sound weird at all.

Rover

 

[Barb_D]

But the ungrammatical, though widely used, 'Me and John went to school' doesn't sound weird at all.

Rover

*sigh*

 

[emsr2d2]

Is it inappropriate to say "I and John went to school"?
Should I say "John and I"?
What [STRIKE]messages[/STRIKE] message does each one of them imply?
I know it would sound like a joke if they didn't differ but someone told me this and it has made me very confused. Please answer.

Please note the amendments I have made to your post. Remember to follow the rules of written English:

- Start every sentence with a capital letter.
- End every sentence with a single punctuation mark.
- Do not put a space before a comma, full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
- Always put a space after a comma, full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.

 

[dsezdelif]

Thank you for correcting me emsr2d2. But Is message uncountable? Can't each one of them have multiple messages?

 

[Tdol]

But the ungrammatical, though widely used, 'Me and John went to school' doesn't sound weird at all.

Rover

If you're going to be ungrammatical, why bother with the politeness? ;-)

 

[Tdol]

Thank you for correcting me emsr2d2. But Is message uncountable? Can't each one of them have multiple messages?

Message can be countable - you can send text messages - but when you're talking about the meaning of something, we tend to use it uncountably.