See? We each have our own pet peeves.
Miriam
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I don't know about comfort levels in using either me or I , but when someone
says it's me I don't even notice. It has become so near universal that it
really does not register with me when someone says it.
If they say it's I, though, I do notice. That is rare enough that it does
catch my attention. Anyway, I'm too busy being annoyed at every piddling
thing being called awesome. Argh!
On 10/31/2015 4:49 PM, Miriam Vieni wrote:
Well, they do call themselves American Indians and so we can call themsays, "It's me".
what we wish in our minds, but publicly, when writing articles, it's
important to honor their wishes. I'm uncomfortable every time someone
The correct sentence is, "It is I". But everyone in America hasstill with us.
decided to use the subjective case, rather than the nominative case,
as is grammatically correct. The useage has changed, including, in books.
Miriam
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This is something else that we have covered on this list and my
feelings are the same too. I realize that most native Americans call
themselves Indians and prefer to be called Indians and generally I am
in favor of calling members of a nationality what they want to be
called, but I still feel uncomfortable with the word Indian. I feel
uncomfortable with it because it is the legacy of Columbus' big gaff.
He didn't know where he was and contrary to his false belief he was
not in India. Okay, he didn't realize just how big the planet was and
he did not have the ability to calculate longitude, but he was still
not where he thought he was and the effects of that really big mistake are
On 10/31/2015 3:16 PM, Martian.Lady wrote:
Hi
I have always been a rallier for American Indians. I don't use
Native American because the people I have come in contact with don't
like that term. I was on a list where I was the only White person.
I learned so very much. I had a person from the list who I greatly
admired. He probably has died now. he was losing his sight so I
would make the E-Mails in larger and thinker letters. The list fell
apart when one of the leaders fell ill. What a wonderful experience
it was.
Marsha