I or Me?

Dear UC:

You wrote:

It is I
or It’s me?
We just cannot agree, please help.

“It is I” is grammatically correct. Let us face it, in everyday speech most English speakers do often say, “It is me”; however, in any formal situation use “It is I.” “I” is the nominative case, so it should be used as a predicate nominative.

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