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Grammar pedants - help please.

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Evangel Sep 2022 12:18pm, 30 Sep 2022 3,471 posts	Quote Pin Evangel That reminds me of a pet-irritation I have. Am I the only one who is irritated by the verbal epidemic of following the word 'including' by a preposition? 'In' or 'at' seem to be the most usual examples. I think that 'including' should be followed by a noun or a pronoun. Does anyone agree?
ChrisHB Sep 2022 1:28pm, 30 Sep 2022 21,967 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB never noticed including+preposition.
Northern Exile Sep 2022 1:32pm, 30 Sep 2022 9,157 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile Same. Sounds awkward.
JCB Sep 2022 2:53pm, 30 Sep 2022 3,440 posts	Quote Pin JCB I am including in my statement, nothing worthwhile.
ChrisHB Sep 2022 3:13pm, 30 Sep 2022 21,968 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB otoh, 'inclusive of' sounds good to me
Columba Oct 2022 5:58pm, 8 Oct 2022 21,954 posts	Quote Pin Columba No, Evangel, you're not the only one. Is it an Americanism? - similar to "returning back"?
larkim Oct 2022 4:15pm, 16 Oct 2022 19,308 posts	Quote Pin larkim A blind spot for me today, help please! "From the team of Sarah, Aidan and me, Sarah ran the fastest". "me", "myself" or "I"? (With thanks to De La Soul...)
sallykate Oct 2022 4:27pm, 16 Oct 2022 10,483 posts	Quote Pin sallykate Me. But there might be a better way of phrasing it. "The team included Sarah, Aidan and me; Sarah ran the fastest." "Sarah, Aidan and I formed the team. Sarah ran the fastest."
Muttley Oct 2022 4:31pm, 16 Oct 2022 1,923 posts	Quote Pin Muttley Of the team comprising Sarah, Aidan, and me, Sarah ran the fastest.
JK chameleon Oct 2022 5:43pm, 16 Oct 2022 17,038 posts	Quote Pin JK chameleon Aidan and I need to buck our ideas up. Out of our three-person team, Sarah ran the fastest.