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Lagataw Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

The same as I/me/mine

Which one(s) is/are correct?

Is he wearing the same shirt as me?
Is he wearing the same shirt as I am?
Is he wearing the same shirt as mine?

Or you would go for

Is he wearing a shirt the same as mine?

Or another version?

Thanks
  

Top answer

Is he wearing the same shirt as me? OK. Is he wearing the same shirt as I am?

  • Is he wearing the same shirt as me?
  • OK.
  • Is he wearing the same shirt as I am?
  • OK.
  • My favorite of the four.
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Is he wearing the same shirt as me? OK.
Is he wearing the same shirt as I am? OK. My favorite of the four.
Is he wearing the same shirt as mine? OK, but just barely.
Is he wearing a shirt the same as mine? Not ungrammatical, but awkward to my ear.

You'll need a "his" to make "mine" sound right as the contrast:

Is his shirt the same as mine?

CJ
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Thank you very much!

What if use the adjective 'different'?

i.e.
He's wearing a different shirt from/than me.
He's wearing a different shirt from/than I am.
He's wearing a different shirt from/than mine.
He's wearing a shirt different from/than mine.

Thank you
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Hi lagataw

CJ will give his excellent advice on the variations, but if you wrote:

He's wearing a different shirt from me.

I could possibly interpret it that I had given him the different (unusual) shirt that he is wearing. (The shirt is from me.)

"From" is not what you want....

Cheers,
A-
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CJ before you expound on this, I want to state it clear that my main inquiry is in the pronoun after than/from. But if you wish to explain the difference between 'from' and 'than', you may do so.
Thanks!
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Oops, kinda sounded rude without the greeting.

Hi CJ should come first in my reply before this.
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Is he wearing the same shirt as me? OK.
Is he wearing the same shirt as I am? OK. My favorite of the four.
Is he wearing the same shirt as mine? OK, but just barely.
Is he wearing a shirt the same as mine? Not ungrammatical, but awkward to my ear.

He's wearing a different shirt from/than me. OK.

He's wearing a different shirt from/t
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lagataw Which one(s) is/are correct?
Is he wearing the same shirt as me?
Is he wearing the same shirt as I am?
Is he wearing the same shirt as mine?
Or you would go for
Is he wearing a shirt the same as mine?
Or another version?
Thanks

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