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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Taller still
1)Tom is still taller than Mike.
2)Tom is taller still than Mike.
#2 is grammatically correct?
If it's correct,both sentences have the same meaning?
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g. Mike is quite tall, or taller than some other people, yet Tom is even taller. e.
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- Mike is quite tall, or taller than some other people, yet Tom is even taller.
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- Tom has not shrunk, or Mike has not grown (or they have both grown at comparable rates).
- By the way, this spacing is incorrect: 1)Tom is still taller than Mike.
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In (2), "still" emphasises the comparison, e.g. Mike is quite tall, or taller than some other people, yet Tom is even taller. (1) could mean the same, but it would probably more likely be read, at least with no other context, as meaning that Tom remains taller than Mike, i.e. Tom has not shrunk, or Mike has not grown (or they have both grown at comparable rates).
By the way, this spacing
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