tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post4375908048841223248..comments2024-03-29T06:21:29.439+00:00Comments on Finding life hard?: It is I ... possiblyLiz Hindshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-37833427402803209712014-05-06T17:34:46.547+01:002014-05-06T17:34:46.547+01:00I agree, katney.I agree, katney.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-84044754259803122662014-05-06T16:25:41.576+01:002014-05-06T16:25:41.576+01:00It is not so much that it is a linking verb, but a...It is not so much that it is a linking verb, but an intransitive verb isn't it. The verb to be can't take an object. The word that follows is the same as the subject so it is supposed to be the same declension as the subject. (I said declension because I can't think of a simpler term though there is one.) <br /><br />So, "It is I." is correct but grates on the ears. "It is me." is incorrect but sounds normal. Katneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399336885633739593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-84080642404753293862014-05-06T15:15:07.515+01:002014-05-06T15:15:07.515+01:00I'm quite enjoying the Mantel, Furtheron. It t...I'm quite enjoying the Mantel, Furtheron. It took me a while to come to grips with the fact that she usually refers to Cromwell as 'he' even when it's not obvious who 'He' is.<br /><br />That's true, stu.<br /><br />Me too, leslie!<br /><br />It's strange, isn't it, rose, the way grammatical errors leap off the page!Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-11809508167348493272014-05-06T14:59:58.280+01:002014-05-06T14:59:58.280+01:00Being a stickler on grammar as well, I agree that ...Being a stickler on grammar as well, I agree that the proper way is to say "It is I." That being said, it's rather stilted sounding, and I don't think most people object to "It is me" in informal conversation. <br /><br />I find myself noticing grammatical mistakes in books, and when they're really bad, I stop reading. I guess I've turned into a fussy old English teacher:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-84929630959733688792014-05-06T14:33:17.443+01:002014-05-06T14:33:17.443+01:00Well, I have never heard of this rule, but in this...Well, I have never heard of this rule, but in this case the verb is not linking anything (e.g. I am writing, you are writing, he/she is writing). Instead it is used as a simple verb and "me" is the object of the verb. I could be totally wrong but I would say "It's me." So there...lolLeslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-13085867479584099322014-05-06T14:21:13.901+01:002014-05-06T14:21:13.901+01:00I seem to remember someone in the Peter Pan books ...I seem to remember someone in the Peter Pan books saying 'Smee ;-)Ole Phat Stuhttp://www.savory.de/blog.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-49441358053267522802014-05-06T13:03:24.013+01:002014-05-06T13:03:24.013+01:00I think we make too many grammatical rules. I reg...I think we make too many grammatical rules. I regularly flaunt most of them!<br /><br />Good luck with the Mantel - I gave up, couldn't get used to the style of writing at all. I thought it awful, poorly portrayed characters, haphazard plot etc. But what do I know? Furtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-13341238725734437892014-05-06T11:43:43.988+01:002014-05-06T11:43:43.988+01:00That's the strict rule, Anne, but as Nick says...That's the strict rule, Anne, but as Nick says, it's me is a generally accepted form.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-9624561820529093722014-05-06T11:15:26.169+01:002014-05-06T11:15:26.169+01:00Of course it's okay. Whatever the scholars say...Of course it's okay. Whatever the scholars say, it's a generally accepted usage and that's all that matters I think.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-76936860644737116712014-05-06T11:06:45.807+01:002014-05-06T11:06:45.807+01:00Hi Liz , Just had to look !!
Anyway, I would say...Hi Liz , Just had to look !! <br /><br />Anyway, I would say "It's me" Or It's Anne !!! <br /><br />Sod the Latin and Greek rules ..Are you saying that we should be saying or writing "It's I"? Now that sounds totally wrong. No wonder we question the English Language , well I do anyway and it is so confusing. <br /><br />Now you have me thinking . What Latin and Greek rules?? Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.com