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| #3 (permalink) Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:52 pm Expression: "It's me." |
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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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| #4 (permalink) Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:43 am Expression: "It's me." |
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Dear Amy
The whole context is just one simple question: :shock:
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| 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?
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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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| #5 (permalink) Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:31 pm Expression: "It's me." |
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Hi Tom
1, 3, 6 and 8 sound natural.
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