Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH V2] MAINTAINERS: add machine section

[Marcel Apfelbaum <marcel@redhat.com>]

On 02/13/2016 07:39 PM, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 02/13/2016 01:10 AM, Laszlo Ersek wrote:
>> On 02/12/16 20:49, Marcel Apfelbaum wrote:
>>> Eduardo and me will maintain it.
>>
>> I suggest "Eduardo and I".
>>
>> Eric? :)
>
> Correct. In English, if you are including yourself in a list, it's good
> form to list the first-person pronoun last; then the next rule to
> remember is to use the same pronoun that you would use in isolation
> without the list.  Since that would be "I will maintain", it turns into
> "Eduardo and I will maintain".  Conversely, "give maintainer duties to
> me" would become "give maintainer duties to Eduardo and me".
>
> Unfortunately, even among native English speakers, it is a rather common
> mistake to hear "something and me" used where "I" would have been correct.
>
> [Looks like I've made a name for myself in trying to paraphrase native
> English rules...]
>

Thanks for yet another English lesson :)
Maybe the maintainer can tweak it before taking it.

Thanks,
Marcel