Buck's English: Coach fumbles by using 'me' instead of 'I' in compound subject

 
BY GENE OWENS
Published: January 31, 2012

When Oklahoma University Coach Bob Stoops rehired his brother Mike as an assistant coach, some Sooners fans suggested that Mike might be competing with another assistant, Brent Venables .

Mike insisted that there would be no such rivalry. The Swayback Daily Kick quoted him as saying: “Me and Brent have always worked well together, and that's the reason I'm going back, to work with him and Bob.”

“Se...


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