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What's the proper grammar for "My and my roommate's home..."

The rule I learned is it should still be grammatically correct after removing the second part. E.g. after removing "and my roommate's", "My home..." is still valid. However, even though I'm a native speaker, "My and my roommate's home..." sounds weird. Is this rule correct?

NB with regards to "My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner" , that question is only tangentially related, as the rule I've asked about doesn't apply. Nobody says "I's seafood dinner"!

Araucaria - Him
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Leo Jiang
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  • I would avoid the problem by just saying "my home" and not mentioning the roommate. – nnnnnn Oct 08 '19 at 01:38
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    If I had to say something without rephrasing it significantly, I'd say me and my roommate's home, turning it into the possessive of a compound (objective) noun. (E.g, The home belongs to me and my roommate.) – Jason Bassford Oct 08 '19 at 03:25
  • My house, which I share with my roommate, ... – Jim Oct 08 '19 at 04:34
  • Hi Leo, I've done a minor edit on your post as it had attracted a couple of close-votes. If you don't like the edit for any reason, please feel free to role it back. – Araucaria - Him Oct 08 '19 at 06:21
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    Strictly speaking, My and my roommate's home is correct, for the reason you give. If you want to be more colloquial you can follow @JasonBassford's advice. – Kate Bunting Oct 08 '19 at 08:02
  • There's another (non-strict) rule, which all of these suggestions are violating, which is that when referencing the first person in a list, it appears last. – Ben Voigt Oct 08 '19 at 13:59
  • Would my roommate's and my be less weird? – Anton Sherwood Jul 30 '22 at 22:40

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