Talk:It (pronoun)

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It is it when it is not I....Just thought I'd start this talk page with something funny...Jammerocker 06:22, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adjective?[edit]

I'm not confident enough in my knowledge to make any changes myself, but could someone confirm whether "words such as it and the adjective its" is correct, as I don't think "its" is an adjective (it makes no sense in a sentence such as "the ____ dog", where the blank can be filled by any other adjective). Managore (talk) 15:21, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I believe it's most correctly referred to as the genitive case. I've changed it. 161.11.130.249 (talk) 17:49, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move[edit]

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: no consensus to move, but instead merge it and IT Graeme Bartlett (talk) 11:43, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

{{movereq|It}}

It (pronoun) → It — (And therefore It → It (disambiguation)) The pronoun is patently the primary use of the word "it". — the Man in Question (in question) 06:07, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. The pronoun might be the primary lexical usage but it does not meet the threshold of an encyclopedic primary topic. (cf. nice). — AjaxSmack 04:47, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not trying to argue against you, but Nice is not a valid comparison because (1) there is no page about niceness/the adjective "nice", and (2) the city of Nice is a very well known and (of course) very established subject, whereas "it" has no such established subject other than the pronoun. — the Man in Question (in question) 06:01, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
There are at least five other articles listed at It that are unqualifiedly called "it". Three of these, It (novel), It (1990 film), and It (1927 film) are more substantial articles than It (pronoun). This might be of some interest in deciding primary topic as well. — AjaxSmack 21:07, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose and merge it and IT. Although "it" is the primary use, it is not as clearly the primary encyclopedic topic. Merge per WP:DPAGES, first bullet. Ucucha 10:56, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Support the merge for the same reason. — AjaxSmack 15:08, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

It's me![edit]

Would you add an explanation of the use of the pronoun it in sentences as "it's me/you/them" , "who is it?" and similar ones. Is it a case of dummy pronoun? Thank you. pm a 08:03, 8 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Removed[edit]

Removed the following material lacking citation: Correct should be: The baby had their first apple.^{[citation needed]}

She is taking their dog to the vet. She said they looked ill.^{[citation needed]}

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.70.182.176 (talk • contribs) 22:34, 29 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, this stuff belongs at They (pronoun). — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 17:15, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]