Why is the “excuse I” correctness correct?

If someone were to ask me why was he upset next to me the other day and said “excuse me” he wouldn’t listen to me. What would be his answer? Why isn’t ‘excuse me’ more commonly used when the question is “How does it relate

to the idiom of when we say it?

What do you think of the phrase “amazing”?

Add Comment
106 Answer(s)

Just a playful abuse of language.

“I” is a subject pronoun, so this would be correct if he were doing the excusing, and meant the same as “I excuse”. Why do we need “excuse me” in an imperative?

Answered on June 2, 2021.
Add Comment

Just a playful abuse of language.

“I” is a subject pronoun, so this would be correct if he were doing the excusing, and meant the same as “I excuse”. Why do we need “excuse me” in an imperative?

Answered on June 3, 2021.
Add Comment

Can be used as a joke if it’s totally tongue in cheek. I believe it originally comes from people mocking those that replace “me” with “I” thinking that this is correct grammar. In actual fact “me” is the correct pronoun! Why must we change it? Why does a person make such an easy

choice of “I” and “X” over “I”?

Answered on June 4, 2021.
Add Comment

What is the malapropism of “Excuse I” attributable to Dame Edna Everage, cast and leading cast; Barry Humphries.

Is English really not okay? Why do I need to write more at the end of here or I could hardly tell you how to. ” she said in a high, quavery voice, then sang one of her old songs about her favourite colour, maroon, or ”maroan”

from The Sydney Morning Herald.

Add Comment

It is not correct grammar, it’s a reasonably common colloquial expression.

Answered on June 5, 2021.
Add Comment

Just a playful abuse of language.

“I” is a subject pronoun, so this would be correct if he were doing the excusing, and meant the same as “I excuse”. Why do we need “excuse me” in an imperative?

Answered on June 9, 2021.
Add Comment

Just a playful abuse of language.

“I” is a subject pronoun, so this would be correct if he were doing the excusing, and meant the same as “I excuse”. Why do we need “excuse me” in an imperative?

Answered on June 23, 2021.
Add Comment

Just a playful abuse of language.

“I” is a subject pronoun, so this would be correct if he were doing the excusing, and meant the same as “I excuse”. Why do we need “excuse me” in an imperative?

Answered on June 25, 2021.
Add Comment

It is not correct grammar, it’s a reasonably common colloquial expression.

Answered on June 27, 2021.
Add Comment

It is not correct grammar, it’s a reasonably common colloquial expression.

Answered on June 29, 2021.
Add Comment

Your Answer

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.