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Abinash.jr Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Prepositions....

hello all.. I'm a bit perturbed with these sentences... R these sentences correct..???

1. I'm older than you.
2. I'm elder to you.

is it that words like 'elder', 'older', 'younger' etc. are always followed by than ???

thnx in advance..
  

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I'm older than you. (OK) 2. I'm elder than (NOT to) you.

— Yoong Liat

  • I'm older than you.
  • (OK) 2.
  • I'm elder than (NOT to) you.
  • Are words like 'elder', 'older' and 'younger' always followed by than ?
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!. I'm older than you. (OK)
2. I'm elder than (NOT to) you.

Are words like 'elder', 'older' and 'younger' always followed by than ?
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abinash.jr1. I'm older than you.
2. I'm elder to you.

is it that words like 'elder', 'older', 'younger' etc. are always followed by than ???
Number 1 is fine.
Number 2 is not. I can't think of case where "elder than" is correct. I just did a quick Google search and found a few hits (by Google standards). I checked se
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