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Danny2312 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
I or Me
Hi guys, please help me out with this question:
"He is taller than I by a head"
"He is older than I."
Can I replace "I" with "me"?
Thank you very much.
"He is taller than I by a head"
"He is older than I."
Can I replace "I" with "me"?
Thank you very much.
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" He is taller than me - correct He is taller than I (am) is correct also. But not without (am) .
- " He is taller than me - correct He is taller than I (am) is correct also.
- But not without (am) .
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Danny2312"He is taller than I by a head" "He is older than I."He is taller than me - correct
He is taller than I (am) is correct also. But not without (am).
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Danny2312Hi guys, please help me out with this question:"
He is taller than ( me )(I am) by a head"
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Hi,
As they stand, both your sentences are correct English even without adding the auxiliary verb ‘am’.
However, it is merely that ‘I’ is usually substituted for ‘me’ on formal occasions, and your
sentences are almost unlikely to be said in ordinary speech. They may sound very stilted to
speakers who are not adept at speaking in an old-fashioned manner.
Nat
As they stand, both your sentences are correct English even without adding the auxiliary verb ‘am’.
However, it is merely that ‘I’ is usually substituted for ‘me’ on formal occasions, and your
sentences are almost unlikely to be said in ordinary speech. They may sound very stilted to
speakers who are not adept at speaking in an old-fashioned manner.
Nat
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