> - With whom did Mary go? - With John and I! (what? why?)
Or, equally painfully, "With John and myself!" (What? The speaker was also the subject of the sentence?)
THB I'm pulled between two incompatible positions:
(1) Nobody has a right to define "proper" English language. The language's grammar is literally however a plurality of people use it.
vs.
(2) There is a "proper" English; it's what we were taught in elementary school in the 1970's. Failing to adhere to those grammar rules (e.g., when to use "myself" or "whom") is objectively incorrect.
This article [0] seems to capture my thoughts nicely.
Or, equally painfully, "With John and myself!" (What? The speaker was also the subject of the sentence?)
THB I'm pulled between two incompatible positions:
(1) Nobody has a right to define "proper" English language. The language's grammar is literally however a plurality of people use it.
vs.
(2) There is a "proper" English; it's what we were taught in elementary school in the 1970's. Failing to adhere to those grammar rules (e.g., when to use "myself" or "whom") is objectively incorrect.
This article [0] seems to capture my thoughts nicely.
[0] https://thewritepractice.com/cs-lewis-language/