[lit-ideas] Re: It's I
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 03:24:59 EDT
In a message dated 5/29/2010 12:14:10 A.M., jejunejesuit.geary2@xxxxxxxxx
writes:
A flea and fly were caught in a flue
and they didn't know what to do.
"Let us flee," said the fly.
"Let us fly,: said the flea.
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
Sorry about that.
Mike Geary
Memphis
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KEEP IGNORING my subtle corrections. I hope you can explain what you meant
by the ungrammatical,
"I'm me".
I mean, "It's me" is pretty ungrammatical, but "I'm me" seems to beat them
all. Recall that 'is' is the copula. It's already an irregular verb with
irregular habits. Consider:
"The best thing in Switzerland is the mountains"
"The best thing in Switzerland ARE the mountains."
"The mountains ARE the best thingS in Swizterland"
"The mountains is the best things in Swtizerland"
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In Attic Greek, the problem was solved by dropping 'is' altogether "metron
pramaton panton anthropos", "man (is) the measure of all things".
"I'm me"
I am me.
"am" followed by the accusative.
"I suck me" yes, but "I AM me"?
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"I suck my own toe", yes. But "I AM me".
Suppose by the law of reflexivity you reciprocate:
I AM ME
therefore
ME AM I?
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Have you tried teaching English to others?
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JLS
In a message dated 5/27/2010 4:28:17 A.M., jejunejesuit.geary2@xxxxxxxxx
writes:
"I am me." It doesn't mean I'm the person standing in from of you, it
could mean many things depending on the circumstances in which it was
uttered
-- I'm me! I'm not.....(whatever, whoever) you think I am or should be or
need me to be.
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