for my wife and myself vs for my wife and I

Both phrases are commonly used, but they have different grammatical functions. 'For my wife and myself' is correct when 'myself' is used as a reflexive pronoun, while 'for my wife and I' is correct when 'I' is used as a subject pronoun. The choice between the two depends on the role of the pronoun in the sentence.

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for my wife and myself

This phrase is correct when 'myself' is used as a reflexive pronoun.

Use 'for my wife and myself' when 'myself' is the object of the verb and refers back to the subject (in this case, 'I').

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Jan 26, 2015 ... "It was a happy time for my wife and myself" isn't correct either (in my dialect). It should be "a happy time for my wife and me". I can see some ...
Aug 9, 2010 ... Could you explain why "for my wife and myself it was a happy time” would be preferred over "for my wife and me it was a happy time”?
Aug 17, 2010 ... ... myself quail> <old-timers like myself>, and as object <now here you see myself with the diver> <for my wife and myself it was a happy time>.
... a better man than myself quail> <old-timers like myself>, and as object <now here you see myself with the diver> <for my wife and myself it was a happy time>.

for my wife and I

This phrase is correct when 'I' is used as a subject pronoun.

Use 'for my wife and I' when 'I' is the subject of the verb in the sentence.

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Dec 21, 2010 ... Google gives 34M results for "My wife and I" and 909K results for "My wife and me" Which is the correct form and why? It occurred to me that ...
Profile Images. Profile picture for my wife and i. Follow Message. User Bio. my wife and i is a creative unity of Juliana Futter and Ruta Computer. External Links.
Nov 3, 2015 ... ... Kart but little else). Will be picking this up for my wife and I to play when we actually have any reasonable amount of free time on our hands.
Oct 24, 2015 ... Saigon Pho is a refreshing “taste of home” for my wife and I. Restaurant is clean and simple. The Pho is amazing. And, unlike some Pho places, ...

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for my wife and myself vs for my wife and I