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"She and I was young" or "she and I were young" Anonymous Wed Jan 22 21:08:43 2020 No.14588579 [Reply] [Original]

Which is correct?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 22 21:09:19 2020 No.14588582 The second one. Are you stupid or just ESL?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 22 21:09:48 2020 No.14588585 The latter

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 22 21:10:36 2020 No.14588587 File: 61 KB, 1012x922, frenszone.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14588582 Be nice.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 22 21:11:12 2020 No.14588589 >>14588579 "She and I were young," is comparable to "The two of us were young." Thus, saying "She and I was young," is as incorrect as saying "The two of us was young."

>>	ck Wed Jan 22 21:11:17 2020 No.14588590 >>14588579 Depends. "She and I" could technically be a proper noun or whatever, and that thing could have been young.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 22 21:12:30 2020 No.14588598 >>14588579 "We were young, she and I."

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 22 21:12:54 2020 No.14588601 >>14588585 In that case, a word of advice. There are two people, so you should refer to them in the plural. It's like the difference between 'They was young' and 'They were young'. One is obviously the more correct, no?