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I'm finally starting to come around to the idea that, since language rules are not set in stone and are, in fact, set by how the usage evolves over time, "I" can be used as an object when it is part of a list of nouns. For instance:
"The waiter offered dessert to Brian and I, and we both accepted."
Whereas, I would say, "The waiter offered dessert to me and Brian, and we both accepted."
I find myself getting annoyed multiple times per day at the former example which in my mind is wrong. But I need to get over this, and realize that this is just how people speak, and therefore that's an acceptable way to speak.
@fourmajor That's funny, because I had to do that differently. I moved to the UK from Canada at age 8, and where I would always say "Me and Brian", in the UK "Brian and I" is correct usage, and I have had to accept that the latter is "correct" and the former is how I speak.
It took me north of thirty years to even begin to accept that, and I'm still about 50:50!