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My friends and I vs I and my friends

The phrase 'my friends and I' is the correct and more commonly used construction in English. It follows the standard order of placing oneself last when referring to a group of people. 'I and my friends' is less common and may sound awkward or less natural.

Last updated: April 01, 2024

My friends and I

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is the standard and more natural way to refer to oneself and a group of friends. It follows the typical order of mentioning others before oneself.

Examples:

  • My friends and I went to the movies last night.
  • It was a great experience for my friends and me.
  • My friends and I are planning a trip together.
  • Do you want to join my friends and me for dinner?
  • The party was organized by my friends and me.
  • My friends and I, we took a vote.
  • My friends and I can do the most amazing things.
  • My friends and I... we were obsessed with it.
  • My friends and I only we believe, who know they are wrong.
  • My friends and I, we can...
  • My friends and I live as we please.
  • My friends and I are doing a write-up on Madison County.
  • My friends and I are staying at the hotel.
  • My friends and I are practicing my internment rite.
  • My friends and I need some alone time.
  • My friends and I are trying to have a romantic moment here.
  • My friends and I always wanted to do that.
  • My friends and I can get you somewhere safe.
  • My friends and I had them all the time.
  • My friends and I, we're in town on business.
  • My friends and I are in the mood for some cereal.
  • My friends and I are sitting at this table right over here.
  • My friends and I didn't realize we had been drafted into their war before it was too late.
  • My friends and I, we're going to help you during the Hunt.
  • My friends and I would like to offer any assistance we can.

Alternatives:

  • we
  • I
  • my friends and me
  • me and my friends
  • our group

I and my friends

This phrase is less common and may sound awkward or less natural in English.

While grammatically not incorrect, this phrase is not the standard way to refer to oneself and a group of friends. It is less commonly used and may sound unusual to native English speakers.
  • We did so many things together, I and my friends.
  • So I and my friends have come to a conclusion that when the Ark arrives, they will have to rope it to the ground, won't they?
  • It was three days before the report was changed, and it turned out to be a Russian reactor thousands of kilometres from the island in the archipelago where I and my friends were staying.
  • May I and my friend have a moment?
  • I and many of my friends, neighbours and constituents lost our animals.
  • I and my good friend Patroclus.
  • I'm alone now and I need my friends and...
  • I, and my friends and colleagues from Britain, do not want that kind of discourtesy to be thought of as normal, at least in this Chamber.
  • In fact, I want you to drop it completely so I and my fallen friends can live, Bonnie.
  • In fact, I want you to drop it completely so I and my fallen friends can live, Bonnie.
  • That is why I and my honourable friend Daniel Cohn-Bendit together tabled an amendment changing paragraph 20 of the report on Bulgaria.
  • And I had my friend run a geotrack.
  • I observed abnormal behavior patterns, and I warned my friends.
  • And I had my friend run a geotrack.
  • And I put my friends in danger.
  • I try and help my friends.
  • And so I and my pensioner friends call upon Commissioner Diamantopoulou to put on a doctor's white coat, to treat the European Union's poorly medical service and to make us better.
  • And I betrayed my friends to protect our secrets, but I've just failed.
  • Damon! And I left my friend to die.
  • I guess me and my friends just wish we grew up back then.

Alternatives:

  • my friends and I
  • we
  • I
  • my friends and me
  • me and my friends

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