This is the last of the posts on pronouns...for a while anyway. Since their misuse is such a pet peeve of mine, I'll probably revisit the topic occasionally.
From Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips:
"It's a matter of politeness, not grammar, that leads people to put themselves last in a list. In the same way you hold a door open to let others walk through first, you should let everyone else go first in your sentences...Even when you're using the possessive pronoun my, you put yourself last in the list" (p. 146).
Example: Joel's and my car is in the shop.
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