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4 sentences: Him and me are going fishing. He and I are going fishing. etc... #1 (permalink) Sat Jul 05, 2008 23:55 pm   4 sentences: Him and me are going fishing. He and I are going fishing. etc...
 

Are all these sentences quite normal in spoken BrEng?

1. He and I are going fishing.
2. I and he are going fishing.
3. Him and me are going fishing.
4. Me and him are going fishing.
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4 sentences: Him and me are going fishing. He and I are going fishing. etc. #2 (permalink) Sun Jul 06, 2008 0:09 am   4 sentences: Him and me are going fishing. He and I are going fishing. etc.
 

I feel #1 is normalest. :)
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4 sentences: Him and me are going fishing. He and I are going fishing. etc... #3 (permalink) Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:47 pm   4 sentences: Him and me are going fishing. He and I are going fishing. etc...
 

You didn't say what kind of British English.
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4 sentences: Him and me are going fishing. He and I are going fishing. etc... #4 (permalink) Sun Jul 06, 2008 21:57 pm   4 sentences: Him and me are going fishing. He and I are going fishing. etc...
 

Jamie (K) wrote:
You didn't say what kind of British English.


Spoken.
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