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Avangi Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Would you consider someone such as I?

Hi,
I would never say this, but I don't know how to explain it, nor can I find it clearly addressed on the web.
Of course "someone like me" is correct, and "someone who is dumb, such as I am" is correct.

Is "someone such as I" acceptable?

Thanks. - A.
  

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Avangi Is I" acceptable? I am with you. That said, I hear people say this more often than lightening strikes Let's make up a context and see how it sounds to the ears..

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  • Avangi Is I" acceptable?
  • I am with you.
  • That said, I hear people say this more often than lightening strikes Let's make up a context and see how it sounds to the ears..
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  • -That sounds good, agree?
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AvangiIs I" acceptable?
I am with you. That said, I hear people say this more often than lightening strikes
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Yes. Thanks.

But of course "like" is off the table - except for the Christmas song, I Wonder As I Wander.
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Would you consider someone such as I?

It seems on the borderline of acceptability to my ear. I have no explanation.

Maybe it should be ... such as myself.
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It is a metaphor meaning something that sounds horrible.
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Thanks for the ref, CJ. I must learn to search more diligently -- or wait til Google becomes absolutely perfect.
Unfortunately the case involved "such as I." I corrected it to "like me," but the student didn't take the hint.
I'm reluctant to tell him it's incorrect without knowing that it is. - A.
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Hi B

I haven't checked CJ's link but I agree with him

Such as myself
Such as yourself
Such as himself/herself
Such as itself
Such as themselves.

Dave
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Dave PhillipsI haven't checked CJ's link but I agree with him
I haven't actually stated an opinion worth agreeing with.
My suggestion of "myself" was not serious; it was a direct reference to the material found at the link.
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CalifJimI haven't actually stated an opinion worth agreeing with.My suggestion of "myself" was not serious; it was a direct reference to the material found at the link. CJ
OK, well I agree with whatever material you found within the link then! As a Brit that is how I would express myself if using such a phrase, right or wrong! I am more likely to say, using
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Dave PhillipsOK, well I agree with whatever material you found within the link then!
OK! Emotion: big smile
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Hi, Avangi
Were you thinking something like, "Off the charts!"? Yes, exactly.
Thanks for your reply.
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