C'est moi. - Edit 1
Before modification by Tom at 21/05/2010 04:42:34 AM
The best answer to the first question would be "I do" rather than "me".
However, there is a very strong historical precedent for using oblique forms of personal pronouns in simple affirmations of existence. While "'Tis I" or "Verily, it is he" might be heard in some intentionally anachronistic dialogue, the standard way to express the predicate in such sentences is with the accusative:
It's me.
Oh look, it's him again.
Don't shoot - it's just us.
I'm not sure if this usage is common enough to actually be written as a prescriptive rule (or exception to a rule), but I'm sure people like Tim would say that it is perfectly good English insofar as it is the only natural way of expressing such sentences and has become the standard as the language has evolved.
However, there is a very strong historical precedent for using oblique forms of personal pronouns in simple affirmations of existence. While "'Tis I" or "Verily, it is he" might be heard in some intentionally anachronistic dialogue, the standard way to express the predicate in such sentences is with the accusative:
It's me.
Oh look, it's him again.
Don't shoot - it's just us.
I'm not sure if this usage is common enough to actually be written as a prescriptive rule (or exception to a rule), but I'm sure people like Tim would say that it is perfectly good English insofar as it is the only natural way of expressing such sentences and has become the standard as the language has evolved.