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Just Edits Facebook fan Allison suggested a post on the proper use of I and me. It’s not that she doesn’t know how to use the words—she just recognizes that so many people commonly misuse them, and it’s kinda driving her crazy.

So, here’s the deal—you can determine which word to use without even understanding any I and me rules. All it takes is a simple little test. 

Let’s say you want to say (or write), “He took Jake and me to the party.” Separate the Jake and me parts of the sentence and try them solo.

Examples:

He took Jake to the party.
He took me to the party. 

Me is the correct word.

Let’s test the sentence, “He took Jake and I to the party.”

Examples:

He took Jake to the party.
He took I to the party.

I doesn’t work—it is not the correct word.

In case you like rules: I is a pronoun that must be the subject of a verb. Me is a pronoun that must be the object of the verb. In essence, if the word comes before the verb, it should be I. If the word comes after the verb, it should be me.