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Diego Simão Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
He or Him?
Look at this sentence:
This is he/him speaking.
What do you think of this? I will choose he because the word there is a subject I think.
Is this true?
This is he/him speaking.
What do you think of this? I will choose he because the word there is a subject I think.
Is this true?
Top answer
Hi, I would only say "him", for the same reason that I would only say "Look! ".
- Hi, I would only say "him", for the same reason that I would only say "Look!
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Hi,
I would only say "him", for the same reason that I would only say "Look! That's him!" and never "That's he!".
I would only say "him", for the same reason that I would only say "Look! That's him!" and never "That's he!".
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KooyeenHi,
I would only say "him", for the same reason that I would only say "Look! That's him!" and never "That's he!".
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Languages are all in a constant state of evolution. "That's he" is the correct form. I believe it won't be long before nobody would choose this over "that's him". We might end up with an official set of disjunctive pronouns, like the French.
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I don't think people would commonly say "That's he". However, it is still pretty common to say "This is he/she" on the telephone when someone calls and asks to speak to you, and you are the one who answered the phone. For example:
(The telephone rings at John's house.)
John picks up the phone and says: Hello?
Caller: May I speak to John Brown, please?
(The telephone rings at John's house.)
John picks up the phone and says: Hello?
Caller: May I speak to John Brown, please?
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