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In what order should you say people's names?

English Language & Usage Asked by connersz on March 2, 2021

I know that when you include someone, you say their name first. For example:

John and I went to the beach.

How do you order the names when there are more than one additional people? For example:

John, Sarah, Kevin and I went to the beach.

Does it matter?

2 Answers

You are free to choose any order you like, so long as 'and I' comes last.

Answered by tunny on March 2, 2021

It is mostly recommended for any positive thing the third person must be placed at the beginning followed by the second and the first person and for any negative thing first person must be placed at the beginning followed by the third and the second person.Example:

You, he and I have won the match.

I, you and he have lost the match.

Though this is not a hard and fast rule of grammar, but it is recommended this way for a tone of politeness. For any neutral sentence, we must place the first person at last.

Answered by Anmol Kukreja on March 2, 2021

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