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Azz Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Most people
Can one say
a. Most people would not know what to do in a situation like this, but most people are not me.
b. Most people would not know what to do in a situation like this, but they are not me.
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The first one sounds illogical to me, but I think it is used.
Many thanks.
a. Most people would not know what to do in a situation like this, but most people are not me.
b. Most people would not know what to do in a situation like this, but they are not me.
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The first one sounds illogical to me, but I think it is used.
Many thanks.
Top answer
Technically, the pronoun should be in the nominative case (are not "I"), but that sounds too stilted for most occasions. "
- Technically, the pronoun should be in the nominative case (are not "I"), but that sounds too stilted for most occasions.
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Technically, the pronoun should be in the nominative case (are not "I"), but that sounds too stilted for most occasions. I hear more often "but I'm not most people."
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