Who is there? It is me / I.

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kohyoongliat

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Who is there? It is me / I.

Which preposition is correct?

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The correct pronoun is "I", although most people use "me".
 

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Traditional grammar says that you shouldn't use an object pronoun here because of the copula verb is, but it is a rule that the vast majority of native speakers ignore. I'd say both are correct.
 

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I think you'll find that the most common variants are 'It's me' and 'It is I', rather than 'It's I' and 'It is me'.
 
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