Talk:1771: It Was I

"It me" isn't "caveman-speak"... It's a popular Internet meme. See here and here, for starters. --Esterhazy (talk) 07:47, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

I was thinking it might be a reference to the syntax Jar Jar Bings uses "It's a me Jar Jar" "Misa is" etc. which would ad to why Darth Vader begs the Emperor never to speak like this again, it could also serve as a reference to the Darth Jar Jar theories flying around.162.158.202.148 08:30, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

Not super familiar with the general style on this wiki, but surely we should note that this Star Wars comic comes ahead of Friday's Rogue One premiere, right? Like in a trivia section or the main article somehow? Aepokk (talk) 08:19, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

I read it as being the emperor who said "It was me who allowed the-" --ru42lines (talk) 09:32, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

I agree, so edited as such. --141.101.98.233 09:46, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

Quite right, thanks! --AnotherAnonymous (talk) 10:29, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

I checked a bunch of online style guides. It looks like Luke is actually wrong here. "to be"/"was" is a linking verb, and generally "It was I" is considered the correct form. "It was me" is acceptable informally but that doesn't invalidate the rule. Luckykaa (talk) 10:22, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

I think you may have missed the point there.--AnotherAnonymous (talk) 10:30, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

Just a note that might be relevant to a more detailed discussion. This wiki does often detail the academic elements of the joke Luckykaa (talk) 10:44, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

Please do document them. But the whole point of the cartoon is in fact to discuss this question, but there isn't really a 'right' or 'wrong' and certainly not one prescribed by style guides. See 1735: Fashion Police and Grammar Police.--AnotherAnonymous (talk) 10:58, 12 December 2016 (UTC)