What is the difference between [person] and I, and me and [person]?

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I have struggled with this quite a bit, even as someone pretty advanced in English. It’s been explained to me many times, but nothing is making sense.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

“I” when you are the one doing something.

“Me” when something is being done to you.

So:

* “**I** went to the store” because you are the one *doing something* – you are going to the store. This means it would also be “Person and I went to the store”.
* “The cashier waved to **me**” because the cashier is the one doing something (they are waving), and it is *being done to you* (they are waving *at you*). This means it would also be “The cashier waved to Person and me”.

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