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Subject: Fwd: Re: Me or I?
From: Laurel Gilbert <Laurel -at- NICHE-ASSOCIATES -dot- COM>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 12:55:01 -0700

Forwarded, sorry.

The sentence should read "It's just me." 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 "me" should be used, and not "I".

You don't say "he gave the book to I," you say "he gave the book to me." Don't say "it scared I," it's "it scared me."

Therefore, in "it's just me," "me" is the object of the verb "is" and should be me.

Yeah, I'm a grammar geek.

Laurel


Laurel Gilbert, associate writer/editor
laurel -at- niche-associates -dot- com
Niche Associates
Salt Lake City, Utah USA
801-572-7436
http://www.niche-associates.com

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Subject: Re: Me or I?
From: "Laurel Gilbert" <Laurel -at- niche-associates -dot- com>
To: foremangraphics -at- JUNO -dot- COM
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 12:47:41 -0700

Sorry, bzzzzt. Wrong.

Diagram the sentence.

It is me.

(that's essentially the sentence)...

Me, in this case, is an object of what "it" is. What is it? It is me. When the personal pronoun is used behind the verb as an object of the verb, you use "me."

Not I.

Laurel da grammar geek.


Laurel Gilbert, associate writer/editor
laurel -at- niche-associates -dot- com
Niche Associates
Salt Lake City, Utah USA
801-572-7436
http://www.niche-associates.com

>>> Jacque Foreman <foremangraphics -at- JUNO -dot- COM> 01/21 12:07 PM >>>
Hi all -

As a "non-professional writer," I'm sure you would all like me to keep my
mouth (fingers) quiet. For the third time today I have read a sentence
that goes something like this:

Perhaps it's just me.

You all call yourselves professional writers, and I am possitively sure
you all know it should have been written:

Perhaps it's just I.

Yes, I know I'm being picky and sticky, but if "professional" writers
don't uphold correct usage, who will?

Jacque - Graphic Designer / Typesetter -- Making Your Business
Easier since 1972 -- Pen & Ink Renderings of homes & Bldgs.
& portraits from photos, Brochures, Ads, Flyers, Packaging, Business
Forms, Manuscripts, etc. -- email: foremangraphics -at- juno -dot- com
Rendering Samples: http://www.abacus-es.com/foreman


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