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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

"me" or "I"

Is it correct to say, "It is I?" Or should it be "It is me?"

I know it is incorrect to say, "Please invite Joe and I to the party." It should be "Please invite Joe and me to the party."

Is it the same rule for "It is I?" If not, why?
  

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Is it I sounds like something that I might here in an old play. I think it could be correct in the right context. Example: Speaker A: They were talking about someone.

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  • Is it I sounds like something that I might here in an old play.
  • I think it could be correct in the right context.
  • Example: Speaker A: They were talking about someone.
  • Speaker B: Were they talking about me?
  • In this case, you would never say they were talking about I.
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Is it I sounds like something that I might here in an old play. I think it could be correct in the right context.

Example:

Speaker A: They were talking about someone.
Speaker B: Were they talking about me?

In this case, you would never say they were talking about I. So you would use me. I is used in subjects. Me is used in direct and indirect objects.
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" It is I" is typically used only in in very formal situations. "It's me" is used in everyday, relaxed situations. Also, "It is I" is usually more appropriate if there is more to the sentence that follows as opposed to being the answer to a question.

For example, in a very formal situation you might say, "Quite the contrary! It is I who wwho should feel h
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