I'm not taking sides here, because I'm (I am) (quite) sure that I have missed the point now that I'm (I am) loosing my cognitive edge. My increasing age and (possible) journey into the early on-set of Dementia, which has reduced my IQ, my ability to mufti-task, and stimied me on the "easy" Sodoku puzzles. Such is life.
My opinion (that and 5 bucks will get you a latte at Starbucks) is that "It's me" is currently acceptable, due to the natural changes in our language. When I was in school in the 1950s however, we were taught that one should not use contractions (is that the right word?), when it was obvious that that use was due to a lazy mind. [Ahhhhh... them wuz the dazes!]
We were given a general rule regarding when to use "me" or "I'. We should ask ourselves which seemed more correct:
"Who stole the apple from off of my desk?"
"It is I. I am the guilty one." "It is me. Me am the guilty one."
Here again however, currently saying "It's me. I did it", seems the most common. Language is in flux. :o)
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Date: 2013-11-08 01:45 am (UTC)My opinion (that and 5 bucks will get you a latte at Starbucks) is that "It's me" is currently acceptable, due to the natural changes in our language. When I was in school in the 1950s however, we were taught that one should not use contractions (is that the right word?), when it was obvious that that use was due to a lazy mind. [Ahhhhh... them wuz the dazes!]
We were given a general rule regarding when to use "me" or "I'. We should ask ourselves which seemed more correct:
"Who stole the apple from off of my desk?"
"It is I. I am the guilty one."
"It is me. Me am the guilty one."
Here again however, currently saying "It's me. I did it", seems the most common. Language is in flux. :o)