If someone says, "I want to sit with you," is the response, "And I you," acceptable? I believe a better choice would be, "And I with you," but is "with" strictly necessary or does it just add clarity?
An existing question covers the correctness of the general use of "And I you," but in those examples "you" is the direct object. If omission of the verb is acceptable, can the preposition be omitted as well?
Best Answer
According to The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (CGEL), the version without with is not grammatical.
Per chapter 15 "Coordination and supplementation", § 4.2 "Gapped coordination (Kim is an engineer and Pat a barrister)", p. 1338:
(where the "antecedent" is the part that the gap refers back to; "went" in the first example, "was hoping" in the second).