Then the music dies – so quietly the cadences die, so divine, O Dolly, between you and me, it is also for my peace that no one is there. —Thomas Moore, The Fudge Family in Paris, 1818 ”Disputes” are defined as any claim, controversy or dispute between you and Square, its subcontractors, suppliers or licensors (or their respective affiliates, agents, directors or employees), including any claim relating in any way to these Terms or the Services or any other aspect of our relationship. Grammar is a combination of rules and conventions. What`s the difference? Well, rules are things like a verb that has to match its subject. According to this rule, ”he says” is false. Then there are conventions, which are linguistic uses so common that even if they break the ”rules,” they become ”correct” simply through repeated use. In the event of a dispute about the owner of your account, we are the decision-maker. In Standard English, it is grammatically correct to say ”between you and me” and wrong to say ”between you and me”. The reason for this is that a preposition like between should be followed by an objective pronoun (like me, him, her and us) rather than a subjective pronoun (like me, him, her and us). Saying ”between you and me” is grammatically synonymous with ”between him and her” or ”between us,” two things that are clearly wrong. When you say ”between you and me,” I want to hit you in the face.
What causes such anger in ”between you and me”? The short answer is that the speaker uses the subjective pronoun I after a preposition and not the objective I, and modern English grammar dictates that pronouns that follow a preposition such as between must be objective (me, you, us, he/she, he/she, them). You are responsible for protecting your password and restricting access to the Services from your compatible mobile devices and computers. You will notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or Square account or any other breach of security. Notwithstanding Sections 20 and 21, in the event of a dispute between two or more parties regarding ownership of the Account, we will, in our sole discretion, be the sole arbiter of such disputes. Our decision (which may include the termination or suspension of a disputed Square account) is final and binding on all parties. So what about ”between you and me”? Technically, it should be ”between you and me.” However, the phrase ”between you and me” has emerged as a separate expression. Even Shakespeare used it! These Terms of Service (”Terms of Service”) constitute a legal agreement between you as a current or potential customer of Square`s services (”you”, ”your”) and Square, Inc. Square Capital, LLC and/or Cash App Investing LLC (”Square”, ”we”, ”us” or ”our”) and govern your use of Square`s services, including mobile applications, websites, software, hardware and other products and services (collectively, the ”Services”). If you use the Services on behalf of a company, you represent to us that you have the authority to bind that company or entity to these Terms and that that company accepts these Terms. By using any of the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and all policies referenced therein (”Policies”), including our Privacy Policy (see Section 8) and terms that limit our liability (see Section 18) and require individual arbitration for potential litigation (see Section 21), which are summarized herein by reference.
You also agree to any additional terms specific to the Services you use (”Additional Terms”), such as those listed below, that form part of your agreement with us (collectively, the ”Terms”). You should read all of our terms and conditions carefully. In case you want to know why you shouldn`t say it is ”between you and me”, if this case is subjective rather than objective, make grammarians cry The ”you and I” problem is more confusing when there are two objects, as in the sentence ”Thank you for inviting my husband and I to dinner”. If you`re ever not sure, here`s a simple tip. Leave out the first person mentioned and see how it sounds. When you say, ”Thank you for inviting me to dinner,” that sounds wrong. Whoops. Without two people, it`s easier to use the ear to hear if I or I are grammatically correct. .