a mnemonic for remembering rule of double pronouns taken from a grammar book.

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a mnemonic for remembering rule of double pronouns taken from a grammar book.

I was struggling to remember/understand this rule of pronoun and indirect and direct order and how it changes depending upon me/te etc or lui/leur etc and came across 'the selfish rule' in a grammar book which helped. 

Me first, object second, other people third, then Y and En.

 I guess it's another way of remembering the rule as given here, "The order is ALWAYS:

me/te/nous/vous   (before)  le/la/les/l' (before) lui/leur." 

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Bonjour Peter,

What a great discovery! Thank you for sharing it with the Kwiziq community!

Merci de votre contribution !

Bonne journée !

Peter S. asked:

a mnemonic for remembering rule of double pronouns taken from a grammar book.

I was struggling to remember/understand this rule of pronoun and indirect and direct order and how it changes depending upon me/te etc or lui/leur etc and came across 'the selfish rule' in a grammar book which helped. 

Me first, object second, other people third, then Y and En.

 I guess it's another way of remembering the rule as given here, "The order is ALWAYS:

me/te/nous/vous   (before)  le/la/les/l' (before) lui/leur." 

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