Re: This is he or this is him?

Tamakazura wrote:
> Einde O'Callaghan wrote:
>
> > kat wrote:
> >
> > > I want to present a question.
> > >
> > > When someone calls on the phone and I answer and they ask to speak 
> > > with me
> > > is it best to answer like this:
> > >
> > > Q: May I speak with Jose.
> > >
> > > A:This is he
> > > or
> > > A: This is him
> > >
> > > I think the corrrect way is This is he because I am not a indirect 
> > > object
> > > but a direct object.
> > The correct form would be "This is him" - it is an idiomatic usage.
> >
> > However, this isn't what we actually say on the phone. In reality we say:
> >
> > Q: May i speak with Jose?
> >
> > A: Speaking.
>
>
> I've heard people say, "This is she," very often.  Is it a woman thing? 
>  Men don't say, "This is he,"?
I would regard this form as hyper-correct, i.e. sombody following a rule 
that they have been told is teh correct form.

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan