Thursday, January 7, 2016

pronouns - Which one is correct to say: "It's me" or "It's I"?



I was taught at school that the following expression is not grammatically correct:




Who is there? It's me.





The correct one is:




Who is there? It's I.




Can you let me know which one is accurate?



Here is a good explanation about both forms.



Answer



As reported from the NOAD:




me /mi/
pronoun [first person singular]
1. used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition:




Do you understand me?
Wait for me!





• used after the verb to be and after than or as:




Hi, it's me.
You have more than me.




• informal to or for myself:




I've got me a job.






It's then correct to say it's me.


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