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Well no, it's not covered by the same rule. It's correct to say "It is
I."
When I answer the phone and someone asks for Ms. Secara (cough) I
answer: "This is she" not "this is her."
When a personal pronoun is the object of "to be" it's a predicate
nominative, or something like that.
Maggie Secara
The Tech Writer
MAINSAVER CMMS
~Hi! I'm Maggie, your tech writer!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laurel Gilbert [SMTP:Laurel -at- NICHE-ASSOCIATES -dot- COM]
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 11:55 AM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Fwd: Re: Me or I?
> The sentence should read =22It=27s just me.=22 Me is the object of
> the =
> sentence. When the personal pronoun is an object of the verb (or in a
> =
> phrase modifiying the object of the verb), the word =22me=22 should be
> =
> used, and not =22I=22. =20
>
> You don=27t say =22he gave the book to I,=22 you say =22he gave the
> book =
> to me.=22 Don=27t say =22it scared I,=22 it=27s =22it scared me.=22
> =20
>
> Therefore, in =22it=27s just me,=22 =22me=22 is the object of the verb
> =
> =22is=22 and should be me.
>
> Yeah, I=27m a grammar geek.
>
> Laurel
>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Well no, it's not covered by the same rule. It's =
correct to say "It is I." </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>When I answer the phone and someone asks for Ms. =
Secara (cough) I answer: "This is she" not "this is =
her."</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>When a personal pronoun is the object of "to =
be" it's a predicate nominative, or something like that.</FONT>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Maggie Secara</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Tahoma">The Tech Writer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Tahoma">MAINSAVER CMMS</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Tahoma">~Hi! I'm Maggie, your tech =
writer!</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">From: </FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Laurel Gilbert =
[SMTP:Laurel -at- NICHE-ASSOCIATES -dot- COM]</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Sent: </FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Thursday, January 21, 1999 11:55 AM</FONT>
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FACE=3D"Arial">TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU</FONT>
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FACE=3D"Arial">Subject: </FONT>=
</B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Fwd: Re: Me or I?</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The sentence should =
read =3D22It=3D27s just me.=3D22 Me is the object of the =
=3D</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">sentence. =
When the personal pronoun is an object of the verb (or in a =3D</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">phrase modifiying =
the object of the verb), the word =3D22me=3D22 should be =3D</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">used, and not =
=3D22I=3D22. =3D20</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">You don=3D27t say =
=3D22he gave the book to I,=3D22 you say =3D22he gave the book =
=3D</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">to me.=3D22 =
Don=3D27t say =3D22it scared I,=3D22 it=3D27s =3D22it scared me.=3D22 =
=3D20</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Therefore, in =
=3D22it=3D27s just me,=3D22 =3D22me=3D22 is the object of the verb =
=3D</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">=3D22is=3D22 and =
should be me.</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Yeah, I=3D27m a =
grammar geek.</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Laurel</FONT>
<BR>
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