2007-01-20 15:03:46 · 12 answers · asked by Averill 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
When a ringing phone has been picked up, answered with an appropriate greeting and met with an inquiry along the lines of "May I speak with Mary?" or "Is Mary available?" the grammatically correct response (if in fact you are Mary) is "This is she."
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2007-01-20 15:15:39 · answer #1 · answered by mehs 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nice ones A GENDER NEUTRAL PRESCRIPTION Here is how my very FIRST call as a rep went. Caller: I want to know why my husband's prescription drug was denied. Phone Rep: What was the drug prescribed for? Caller: His her. Phone Rep: Excuse me? Caller: His her. Phone Rep: Can you repeat that? Caller: His her! Phone Rep: I'm sorry but I don't know what "her" is. Caller: It's for his "her"!!! He's bald! He ain't got no "her" on his head! AND THAT'S WHAT WE CALL SMOKIN' !! Caller: My hard drive is smoking! I think it's on fire. Tech: (Alarmed) Have you shut off the system? Caller: No. Tech: (5 Alarmed) Well, unplug the computer! Caller: I don't want to lose my data... YOU TALKING TO ME! . Caller: I can't make outbound calls on my cell phone. Rep: Do you have the phone with you? Caller: Yes, I'm talking on it right now. Rep: The phone is working just fine. You just called me. The embarrassed caller quickly hung up.
2016-05-24 03:20:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is she is the gramatically correct expression.
2007-01-20 15:07:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"This is she" is gramatically correct. Although I perfer to use "speaking" when I answer the phone.
2007-01-20 15:17:36 · answer #4 · answered by tubachick5490 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everybody who said "this is she" is wrong. I'll explain it to you.
She is a pronoun for a subject.
Example: She is going to school.
Her is a pronoun for an object.
Example: I gave it to her. (The preposition "to" signifies that the subsequent word will be an object).
You wouldn't say: Her is going to school or I gave it to she. It's grammatically incorrect.
Here is another example. Pretend like your going to extend the sentence "This is she"
This is she last warning. INCORRECT!
This is her last warning. Correct!
2007-01-20 15:30:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
RAPSUX's reasoning is wrong. In the sentence
"This is she", "she" is not an object.
The verb "is" is not transitive, but rather a verb
of equivalence. It's like saying "This = she."
2007-01-20 15:44:52 · answer #6 · answered by banjuja58 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is her...
I have grammar checker (by Microsoft) on my computer. So I tried both and it wanted to change the "she" to "her".
2007-01-20 15:08:44 · answer #7 · answered by John Hightower 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
'this is she' is correct - although it sounds weird
2007-01-20 15:09:15 · answer #8 · answered by hot.turkey 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is she
2007-01-20 15:09:19 · answer #9 · answered by →sugarwuss 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is she
2007-01-20 15:08:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋