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"It is me" vs. "It is I"? [duplicate]
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Which is correct to say: “It's me” or “It's I”?
Tonight I watched a movie (The Gospel of John) in which Jesus said (as quoted from the written ...
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Choosing between 'I' and 'me' [duplicate]
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Which is correct, “you and I” or “you and me”?
Which one is correct to say: “It's me” or “It's I”?
“It is they ...
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Is “It must be him with whom you enjoy doing your assignments, not me” correct? [duplicate]
I’d like all of you to please consider the following sentence:
It must be him with whom you enjoy doing your assignments, not me.
I have known that after 'to be' verb pronouns words take the ...
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How exactly does one determine when to use I or Me? [duplicate]
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Should I say “not I” or “not me”?
I got into a good argument with myself when a Lecturer asked:
"Who said that?"
and I replied
"I."
Actually, I ...
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"You're a louse!" "I?" (Personal Pronouns vs Objective Personal Pronouns) [duplicate]
While reading Atlas Shrugged I've come across a number of conversations similar to the following:
Person 1: "You're a louse!"
Person 2: "I?"
This sounds very odd to me, but I can see how 'I?' ...
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Which is correct: "...she knew it was I even before..." or, "...it was me..."? [duplicate]
Is this sentence grammatically correct: "She knew it was I, even from a half block away"?
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"It's me" or "It's I" [duplicate]
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Which one is correct to say: “It's me” or “It's I”?
Which of these is correct? "It's me" or "It's I".
I hear these both colloquially but need ...
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Object pronouns [duplicate]
I've managed to get myself confused about using object pronouns in some cases. I'm unsure whether it's correct usage, or incorrect, but very common, usage
Q: Who is hungry?
A: Me
or should it be:
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Subject or Object Pronoun [duplicate]
In the sentence below, is the pronoun "I" used correctly?
"If you mean that letter, then it was I who tricked you."
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I can run faster than _____. (1) him (2) he?
Consider the sentence "I can run faster than 15 miles per hour." Its meaning is clear and to my eyes obviously grammatically correct. Now let me present some variations that have given me ...
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When do I use "I" instead of "me?"
From some comments in the answers for common English usage mistakes (now deleted, 10k only), there's confusion around the usage of I vs. me:
While the sentence, "the other attendees are myself and ...
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If you are talking "on behalf of" you and someone else, what is the correct usage?
If you are talking on behalf of you and someone else what is the correct usage?
On behalf of my wife and me
On behalf of my wife and I
On behalf of me and my wife
On behalf of myself and my wife
On ...
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It was he ... / It was him [duplicate]
It was he who messed up everything.
It was him who messed up everything.
What is the difference between these two sentences?
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"Being [he/him] is not easy." Which is prescriptively "correct"?
"It is I" follows a well-known prescriptivist rule
This question is about prescriptive grammar. It’s a fairly well-known prescriptivist rule that “me, him, her, them” (in other words, pronouns in the ...
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He must decide who/whom to be. Which is correct?
Which of the following two sentences is correct?
He must decide who to be.
He must decide whom to be.
I can think of arguments for both sides, but I'm not sure.
To elaborate, is who(m) the object of ...
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