I prefer me to myself personally. Is there any other reference to Jane? Can you say "I made coffee for both of us"? Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: cheri.frazer@xxxxxxxxxx Sender: mea-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:52:46 To: <mea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: mea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mea] Re: Wording That's today's raging debate among the word enthusiasts: I made coffee for Jane I made coffee for myself therefore I made coffee for Jane and myself OR I made coffee for [compound object of Jane and me] I'm trying to juggle a hair-on-fire deadline at the same time and I don't want to dig my reference books out of boxes... sorry to be so lazy, but this is fun :) From: Karen McElrea <karenmcelrea@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <mea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 2012-02-16 01:48 PM Subject: [mea] Re: Wording Sent by: mea-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Doesn't this call for the reflexive pronoun, since you're the object of your own action? You wouldn't say, e.g., "She bought a muffin for Craig, Jane, and her," or, removing Jane from the picture, you wouldn't say "I made coffee for me." To: mea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mea] Wording From: cheri.frazer@xxxxxxxxxx Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:16:03 -0600 Can you think of any situation in which this would be correct: "I made coffee for Jane and me" ? "PLEASE NOTE: The preceding information may be confidential or privileged. It only should be used or disseminated for the purpose of conducting business with Parker. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete the information from your system. Thank you for your cooperation."