English question

[cdybedahl]

I just got a comment on a story that says that when someone is speaking about themselves and someone else, they always put the other person first. That is, like "Willow and I" rather than "I and Willow". I can't remember ever hearing of such a rule before. Have I just missed it? And if so, why has nobody ever pointed out to me before that I've been doing it wrong?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

In English there are two general rules, that sentences should not begin with "I" if possible, and that as a part of that, when mentioning lists of people the speaker should mention himself last.

These are not so much grammatical rules, as style rules. The purpose being to show humility, more or (usually) less sincerely.