Bokeh  +  348509 Sun, 08 Apr 07 10:40 PM "This is he". That is good English but not in everyday use. "This is him" is definitely wrong. I have known a few people to use "This is he" more as a display of "how well educated they are" rather than because it is part of everyday speech.  Ikia wrote: You often hear, "It's me." That doesn't make it correct!  Clive wrote: It's hard sometimes to explain why something sounds odd. Because it is not in everyday speech in your location.  Anonymous wrote: The meaning of my life is she. I call this a Yoda construction after the character from Star Wars. It is too far from everyday speech to be considered normal in any way. It grammatically sound though, as is a sentence such as "Him killed I with my sword." which sounds just as bizarre. Bokeh Joined on Sun, Mar 18 2007 Spain Regular Member 531 Constructions

	MrPedantic  +  349346 Wed, 11 Apr 07 12:06 AM  Anonymous wrote: It is grammatically correct to say "This is he" or "This is she". It is NOT grammatically correct to say "This is him" or "This is her" when you answer the phone. Suppose you're at a conference, Anon. Your neighbour wants to know which of the speakers on the platform is Stephen. He turns to you and says, Which one is Stephen? Do you reply: 1. "That's him speaking now." or 2. "That's he speaking now." MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...

	Yankee  +  573154 Sat, 04 Oct 08 06:00 PM Hi Anon I don't know anyone who would say "This is he".  In that context, normal everyday usage would be "This is him".  If you feel uncomfortable with the grammar in "This is him", you could say "This is a picture of him" instead. That would be acceptable to even the most prescriptive grammarian. Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,497 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain Grammar