How should pictures of yourself be labled?

Question

This a nitpick grammar question:

The majority of my friends label their pictures "person and I" on Myspace/Facebook, but if I'm not mistaken, the pictures should be labeled "person and me"

AM I MISTAKEN? Please back up your claims with seventeen literary sources. If you cannot find seventeen, one website will do.

Answer 1

Person and me. This is basic grammar. Would you say

"This is me" or "This is I"?

Most labels assume you are merely identifying who is there.

Now, if you are describing an action, it may be different, like "Bobby and I went swimming", or "Sara and I ate ice cream." But if you construct your sentence differently, it could be "This is Bobby and me swimming" or "This is Sara and me pigging out."

Just think of the sentence (or implied sentence) at work.