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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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I or me

"He's taller than I am."

"He's taller than me."

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Stricly speaking, 'he's taller than I am' or 'He's taller than I'. '

— Nona the brit

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Stricly speaking, 'he's taller than I am' or 'He's taller than I'.

But in speech most people say 'He's taller than me.'
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nona the brit
Stricly speaking, 'he's taller than I am' or 'He's taller than I'.

But in speech most people say 'He's taller than me.'


I agree, but there is a conflict between the two constructions:

In H'es taller than me, 'than' acts as a preposition, so the objective pronoun 'me' is correct; whereas in He's tall
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