Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ME
Maine, Pine Tree State, ME, Me.
(noun) a state in New England
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
ME
Abbreviation of Maine, a state of the United States of America.
(linguistics) Initialism of Middle English.
Initialism of Montreal Exchange, a futures and derivatives exchange (formerly also a stock exchange)
Noun
ME (countable and uncountable, plural MEs)
Initialism of master of engineering.
Initialism of medical examiner.
Initialism of myalgic encephalomyelitis.
(aerospace) Initialism of main engine.
Synonyms
• (master of engineering): M. Eng, M.Eng, M.Eng, MEng, MASc, M.A.Sc, M. A. Sc.
Anagrams
• 'em, EM, Em, em, em-
Noun
Me (uncountable)
(chemistry) Abbreviation of methyl.
Pronoun
Me
Alternative letter-case form of me often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context.
Anagrams
• 'em, EM, Em, em, em-
Etymology 1
Pronoun
me first-person singular pronoun, referring to the speaker
As the direct object of a verb.
(obsolete, proscribed) Myself; as a reflexive direct object of a verb.
As the object of a preposition.
As the indirect object of a verb.
(US, colloquial, proscribed) Myself; as a reflexive indirect object of a verb; the ethical dative.
As the complement of the copula (be or is).
(colloquial, with and, proscribed) As the subject of a verb.
(nonstandard, not with and) As the subject of a verb.
Usage notes
Me is traditionally described as the accusative pronoun, meaning it should be used as the object of verbs and prepositions, while the nominative pronoun I should be used as the subject of verbs. However, "accusative" pronouns are widely used as the subject of verbs in colloquial speech if they are accompanied by and, for example, "me and her are friends". This usage is traditionally considered incorrect, and "she and I are friends" would be the preferred construction.
Using me as the lone subject (without and) of a verb (e.g. "me want", "me like") is a feature of various types of both pidgin English and that of infant English-learners, and is sometimes used by speakers of standard English for jocular effect (e.g. "me likee", "me wantee").
Although in the spoken version of some dialects 'me' is commonly used as a possessive, in writing, speakers of these dialects usually write my.
Some prescriptivists object to the use of me following the verb to be, as in "It wasn’t me". The phrase "It was not I" is considered to be correct, though this may be seen as extreme and used for jocular effect.
Synonyms
• (subject of a verb): I; my ass (vulgar or slang)
• (complement of the copula): I
• (indirect object): us (Australia)
• (marking ownership): my; mine (archaic)
Etymology 2
Variant form.
Determiner
me
(UK regional, British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Alternative form of my
Anagrams
• 'em, EM, Em, em, em-
Source: Wiktionary
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