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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
No other soccer player is more famous than
a. No other soccer player is more famous than he is.
b. No other soccer player is more famous than he.
c. No other soccer player is more famous than him.
d. No other soccer player is as famous as he is.
e. No other soccer player is as famous as he.
f. No other soccer player is as famous as him.
Which sentences sound the most natural to native speakers? Or, doesn't it matter which we use?
b. No other soccer player is more famous than he.
c. No other soccer player is more famous than him.
d. No other soccer player is as famous as he is.
e. No other soccer player is as famous as he.
f. No other soccer player is as famous as him.
Which sentences sound the most natural to native speakers? Or, doesn't it matter which we use?
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seagull doesn't it matter which we use? Not really. I'd recommend a.
- seagull doesn't it matter which we use?
- Not really.
- I'd recommend a.
- and d.
- b.
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seagulldoesn't it matter which we use?Not really. I'd recommend a. and d.
b. and e. are more formal. c. and f. are less formal. All are acceptable.
CJ
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This is a common and popular question. If you search the web for than him or he, or as him or he, or similar, you will find a lot of material. In a nutshell, (c) and (f) are common colloquial forms; (b) and (e) are formally correct but may sound stilted in conversational English; (a) and (d) are general-purpose.
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