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Originally Posted by ApK
How long before the dictionaries list "I" and "me" as synonyms, since so many people who don't know the difference between a subject and an object use them interchangeably?
These changes aren't the result of new ideas, or new generations choosing to express themselves differently, or any sort of redeeming motivation.
These are sprung from mistakes due to ignorance and laziness, and changes to the language that are based in nothing but ignorance and laziness should be corrected and resisted.
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I don't entirely agree. Saying that a sentence such as "It is I" is more correct than "It's me" stems from a Victorian desire to try to shoehorn English grammar into the mould of Latin grammar, where it really doesn't fit at all well. "It is I" is an entirely artificial construction that was invented by over-zealous grammarians, and doesn't stem from any actual language usage.
Language does change with time. I still choose to use "who" as a subject and "whom" as an object, but I've long since stopped getting annoyed about the fact that the overwhelming majority of English speakers no longer do so.