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Expression: "It's me."



 
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Expression: "It's me." #1 (permalink) Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:34 am   Expression: "It's me."		  
Hi

As a native speaker, would you say that all of the following sentences are correct and natural?
Quote:
1- It's me.
2- It's her.
3- It's she.
4- It's I.
5- It's they.
6- It's them.


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Expression: "It's me." #2 (permalink) Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:56 am   Expression: "It's me."		  
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Expression: "It's me." #3 (permalink) Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:52 pm   Expression: "It's me."		  
Hi Tom

The naturalness of your various examples would be dependent on the broader context to a very great degree. Generally speaking 3,4 and 5 would probably only be used in a formal context, and 4 in particular runs a huge risk of sounding very stilted.
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Expression: "It's me." #4 (permalink) Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:43 am   Expression: "It's me."		  
Dear Amy

The whole context is just one simple question: Shocked

Quote:
1- Who is at the door?


Would you say that all of the following sentences in response to this simple question would be natural and OK?
Quote:
1- It's me.
2- It's I.
3- It's her.
4- It's she.
5- It's they.
6- It's them.
7- It's he.
8- It's him.


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Expression: "It's me." #5 (permalink) Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:31 pm   Expression: "It's me."		  
Hi Tom

1, 3, 6 and 8 sound natural.
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