| 单词 | it |
| 例句 | it pronounUSAGE it is I, it is me Generally, the nominative pronoun (here I) is the complement of a linking verb ( this is she | it was he). But it is me and it's me are fully acceptable, especially in informal contexts. In 1937, editor Walter Barnes wrote, “The facts surrounding the case of ‘It is me’ are: 1. This expression is in accepted use in informal situations. 2. It is preferable to ‘It is I’ whenever the speaker wishes to emphasize his own personal identity. It is so used and has been so used by dozens of reputable writers from Shakespeare to the present, including. .. Emerson, Meredith, and Stevenson. 3. So far as anyone knows, it has been in good colloquial use for three or four centuries, though for most of that time, the grammarians have been grumbling about it. 4. Many careful, sensitive speakers and writers employ both ‘It is me’ and ‘It is I,’ depending on the desired shade of meaning.” (“Stepchildren of the Mother Tongue,” Review of Reviews; Mar. 1937.) Of course, those with even a smattering of French know that it's me answers nicely to c'est moi. Good writers have long found the English equivalent serviceable—e.g.: “But Silver. .. called out to know if that were me.” (Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island; 1883.) In The Second Tree from the Corner (1954), E. B. White told an amusing story about the fear that so many writers have of making a mistake: “One time a newspaper sent us to a morgue to get a story on a woman whose body was being held for identification. A man believed to be her husband was brought in. Somebody pulled the sheet back; the man took one agonizing look, and cried, ‘My God, it's her!’ When we reported this grim incident, the editor diligently changed it to ‘My God, it's she!’ ” Similar problems arise in the third person, as in it is him. The editors of Newsweek approve the phrase it's him —e.g.: “Rostenkowski simply signed an expense-account voucher for stamps that Smith converted into cash. The first time he says he witnessed the alleged scheme, in 1989, ‘I was no doubt taken aback when I saw his [Rostenkowski's] name on the [$2,000] voucher. I couldn't believe it was him.’ Most Democrats on Capitol Hill still can't believe it's him.” ( Newsweek; Aug. 2, 1993.).Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.USAGE its, it's The possessive form of it is its; the contraction for it is is it's. But the two words are often confounded—e.g.: “Potter County was ordered by the state to do something about overcrowding in it's [read its ] system.” ( Canyon News [TX]; Jan. 13, 1994.) Confusion is just as much a problem in British English as it is in American English—e.g.: “But fear not because fashion does award it's [read its ] very own New Year's Honour's list of modern classics.” ( Independent [UK]; Jan. 16, 2000.) Also, the possessive its should never be used—as it sometimes is—as a personal pronoun in place of his, her, or his or her.Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage. |
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