Oh, in that case - I think "that is she" is correct but doesn't sound right to me and I would say "that is Kate" to avoid the cognitive dissonance.

Adding the verb (gerund?) does add more confusion. "That is she swinging" really sounds wrong but I can't reason out why it might be.

I made it to the coffee bar before they closed, hooray! Sugar-free mocha with soy, mmm.

Aw, man, the cork broke all up in my chocolate wine. Does not ruin it, ftr.

I'm aware "this is she" is correct, but if you pointed at a picture and said "Is this Kate?" I'd either say "yes, that's her" or "no, that's Kate" or less likely "no, this is Kate" and point to the right person.

It's because of the "is" that "she" is correct, right? Is that one of those grammar rules that tries to make English behave like Latin?

Although, hm, if you were to ask "is that Kate swinging next to Allie", "there she swings" would be a correct answer, yes?

What's the word for that case, nominative?

That is she swinging" really sounds wrong but I can't reason out why it might be.

It sounds wrong because a gerund is usually modified by a possessive when it acts like a noun, e.g., "He admired her swinging." This is one of the cases in which it's easier to rephrase than think about it.

Is it acting like a noun when you say "is that Kate swinging?"

Does that sentence need two question marks? I feel like it does.

My MiL is apparently in California for a wedding. I'm meeting her at the cemetery on Sunday. I think it will probably be nice? We'll see. She's stopping on her way to the airport, basically, so at least there isn't a lot of hostessing expectation involved.

Today is my tenth wedding anniversary, and the fourth anniversary of DH's funeral, so, y'know, it's a fraught time.

That's hard, -t. Wishing you all the ~ma you need.

Thanks, Amy. It's kind of weird how little contact I have with his family anymore, but it's not animosity just, I don't know, mostly geography, I guess.

Watching Crossbones. Richard Coyle reminds me a lot of Russell Crowe. John Malkovich is admirably chewing all the scenery, too.

I am in South Dakota! Drive from Mnpls wasn't bad, only a couple of patches of rain. I did appear to dodge a doozy. My aunt's dithering has the potential to make me batty, but I think I'm fending it off with "she's not MY mom, thank god" and letting everyone else be annoyed with her!

Man, it's been over a decade since I was out here. Strange to think the 3rd generation is taking over the farm.