I wish I were him

[Nightmare85]

Hello guys,
I'm not fully sure if this is really correct:
I wish I were him.

Although I believe him is an object, I could imagine to use he.

Same here:You wish you were me.
You wish you were I. (But me sounds better here.)

P.S. Google tells me him is correct, but I don't always trust Google. ;-)

Cheers!

 

[Kamila M]

To me, I wish I were him is perfectly OK. I can't think of any other possibility. Using 'he' would be incorrect.

 

[TheParser]

Hello guys,
I'm not fully sure if this is really correct:
I wish I were him.

Although I believe him is an object, I could imagine to use he.

Same here:You wish you were me.
You wish you were I. (But me sounds better here.)

P.S. Google tells me him is correct, but I don't always trust Google. ;-)

Cheers!

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

Good morning, Nightmare.

(1) In my opinion (ONLY):

(a) Book English: I wish that I were he.

(b) Regular English spoken by 95% (?) of native speakers: I wish (that) I was/were him.

I believe that it would NOT be accurate to call he/him an object in this sentence. The pronoun actually refers back to "I." So most books call it a subject(ive) complement. (It complements or completes the subject.)

(2) Book English: You wish that you were I.

Regular English: You wish that you were me.

(P. S. Some "experts" predict that soon 100% of native speakers will use the "regular" form. Many native speakers think the "book" form is "bad" English because they do not know the "rules." )

Have a nice day!