Re: This is he or this is him?

Adrian Bailey wrote:
> "Einde O'Callaghan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Tamakazura wrote:
> >
> > > 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.
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> I'd say hypercorrection is making a mistake when one is trying to be
> correct. "This is she." isn't a mistake so I wouldn't call it a
> hypercorrection.
It's old fashioned and sounds a bit odd to me.

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan