'To put your foot in your mouth' means saying something, often stupid, that offends, upsets or embarrasses somebody. In most cases, you should also be embarrassed yourself. A very passionate young man addresses several such language-related, foot-in-mouth moments quite humorously in the following Youtube video. Homonyms or: how not to use a spellchecker21/11/2012
Example I - Luke's plan for the evening
Me and Hannah are going to a bar. OR Hannah and I are going to a bar. In this example, the second statement is correct. Confusion often stems from the inclusion of more than one person. Luke would never say, for example, "me is/am going to a bar". Although, that probably depends on how much he's had to drink already. The easiest way to remember this structure is to try saying the sentence without the other person/animal/thing. If the result is incorrect or strange-sounding, as above, then you should be using 'I' rather than 'me'. It's also worth remembering, as a matter of politeness if you like, that the other person/animal/thing should always come first. Don't be an egoist! Say, "Hannah and I" not, "I/me and Hannah". Example II - A knock at the door A: Who is it? B: It's me! OR B: It is I! In this situation, as strange as it sounds, the latter answer is correct. The verb to be is not acting upon an object, rather, it is expressing a state of being. So, the subjective pronoun 'I' is grammatically correct. Most native speakers, however, use the idiomatic expression 'it's me'. This is acceptable in everyday speech but using it in a formal context may result in a few furrowed brows. Should someone telephone you at work and ask for you personally, e.g. "I'd like to speak to Russell Sprout, please", it would be wiser to answer with, "this is he" - or, "this is she" if you are female. To avoid all confusion you could simply say, "this is Russell Sprout speaking". Example III - Misbehaving children Mother: Which of you little devils broke my vase? Son (pointing at his sister): It was her! OR Son (pointing at his sister): It was she! The reasoning in this example is much the same as Example II. The full sentence would be: It was she who broke your vase.
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