Eeny Meeny Miney Mo

So I just spent the last 10 minutes arguing about Eeny Meeny Miney Mo with H. She doesn't seem to understand that if you're doing it with more than 2 people and eliminating people by saying "not it" at the end, the operative word is "it," not "not." She insisted that the person who landed on "not" was eliminated, not the person who landed on "it." (Or more accurately, the person on which "not" landed and the person on which "it" landed.) I think that's my problem--I'm too anal and precise. If H and her friends do it that way, who cares if it's not technically accurate? It works for them. Good Lord, I think I'm overthinking Eeny Meeny Miney Mo. Who knew that was even possible.