English UsageComparison guide
Between You and Me vs. Between You and I
Between You and Me vs. Between You and I applies Cambridge’s subject/object-pronoun rule to a prepositional phrase.
In standard edited English, use between you and me: me is the object form used after the preposition between.
Key details
Confusion Familypronoun-case
Rule Familyobject pronoun after preposition
Termsbetween you and me, between you and I
Further guidance
Core difference
Cambridge grammar identifies me as the object form of I and states that object pronouns are used after prepositions; between is a preposition.
Style Boundary
In standard edited English, the object-pronoun analysis favors between you and me; informal usage may still contain hypercorrect between you and I.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- Pronouns: personal (I, me, you, him, it, they, etc.) — Cambridge Grammar (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Grammar evidence that object pronouns are used after prepositions and that me is the object form of I