This is she, this is her?

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Guest  #3994  Tue, 12 Aug 03 03:23 AM
which is proper: "This is she" or "This is her" ?

Thanks! BC
  
hitchhiker  #3996  Tue, 12 Aug 03 03:29 AM
Hey BC, that's a horrible one!!

"This is she" is the proper way of saying it in most contexts (i think!, seem to remember!)

It's rarely used though, it's more common to say "This is her" or something similar but I knoooow it's wrong:

Here's one that sounds correct in English:

"Which one is Jane?"
"This is her"

But it would sound terrible like this..

"How will I notice her when I see her?"
"Here's a picture, this is her" -> you would say -> "Here's a picture, she's this one"

Just say "This is Jane.."
  
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kitkattail  #4031  Tue, 12 Aug 03 07:29 AM
Yes yes, "This is she" is correct. People always whine, though, that doing this is stuffy and pretentious. This is why I have taken to referring to myself and others in the third person (e.g. "It is Lenny who is walking towards us" instead of "It is he who is walking towards us.). Then I just end up sounding weird instead of pretentious. And I can deal with weird.
  
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