me and my brother vs my brother and I

Both "my brother and I" and "me and my brother" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "My brother and I" is the grammatically correct form when the pronouns are the subjects of a sentence, while "me and my brother" is used when the pronouns are the objects of a verb or preposition.

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This phrase is correct when the pronouns are the objects of a verb or preposition.

"me and my brother"

Use "me and my brother" when the pronouns are the objects of a verb or preposition. For example, "The teacher gave the book to me and my brother."

Examples:

Can you please pass the salt to me and my brother?
They invited me and my brother to the party.
The teacher asked a question to me and my brother.
She bought a gift for me and my brother.
The movie tickets are for me and my brother.

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Then one night, me and my brother paid Cody a visit.
That's why me and my brother got separated.
First-class ticket for me and my brother...
She left me and my brother at a...
It belongs to me and my brother.
She left it to me and my brother Frank.
Between me and my brother, we know everything.
You drove me and my brother back from palm springs.
I highly suggest you stay far away from me and my brother.
You killed me and my brother in the same careless sword stroke.
People mix up me and my brother all the time.
In fact he remains a bachelor to educate me and my brother.
And how my mom took me and my brother first time we visited New Orleans.
This time, it was about me and my brother.
It's just me and my brother here.
She knows that me and my brother don't speak.
It's not just me and my brother anymore.
But me and my brother here, we remember.
My parents left me and my brother when I was 15.
No, me and my brother didn't like it.

Alternatives:

my brother and I
my brother and me
my brother and myself
my brother and myself
my brother and myself

This phrase is correct when the pronouns are the subjects of a sentence.

"my brother and I"

Use "my brother and I" when the pronouns are the subjects of a sentence. For example, "My brother and I went to the store."

Examples:

My brother and I are going to the park.
My brother and I share a room.
My brother and I enjoy playing soccer together.
My brother and I always help each other.
My brother and I have similar interests.

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Friends, my brother and I must go to the surface.
We were going to rule this city... my brother and I.
We make that earlier today, my brother and I.
Is a special recipe that my brother and I bring from Italy.
Because Michael's my brother and I protect my family.
She took my brother and I stayed here with my sister.
It's no secret that my brother and I were super competitive.
Here my brother and I agree.
For a thousand years, my brother and I have walked this Earth.
Then my brother and I continued in unison.
Never felt like home to my brother and I.
Miss Halliwell, my brother and I hold an extensive collection of antiquities.
No, my brother and I both still live at home with our parents.
We have an agreement, my brother and I, ever since that day.
When I was younger, my brother and I were crawling beneath our old house, and we found this wooden hand-carved spoon.
Now my brother and I are actually members... of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce... if you can believe that one.
When we were kids, my brother and I use to give each other nicknames.
And we want to know if it's possible for my brother and I to join the cause.
As a result, my brother and I were hailed as heroes.
Believe my brother and I have some catching up to do.

Alternatives:

me and my brother
me and my brother
myself and my brother
myself and my brother
myself and my brother

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