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01cite10Anonymous12cite10I read this in another thread:- 12br
11font11b10Use either "than me" or "than I am." Purists may tell you that the latter is the correct choice, but you'll certainly hear the former.12b12font12br
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10If you use a personal pronoun on its own after than, it must be an object pronoun such as 'me' or 'him.' It used to considered correct to use a subject pronoun such as 'I' or 'he', but this now sounds very old-fashoined. 12br
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01cite10Tanit12cite11blockquote
11cite20Yoong Liat22cite20If you use a personal pronoun on its own after than, it must be an object pronoun such as 'me' or 'him.' It used to considered correct to use a subject pronoun such as 'I' or 'he', but this now sounds very old-fashoined. 22br
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10What I've stated is quoted from 11b10Collins Cobuild English Usage.12b12br
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10Yes, I know, but ... different sources, different opinions. Nothing seems black and white in English! 050010id1
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11cite20Yoong Liat22cite20What I've stated is quoted from 21b20Collins Cobuild English Usage.22b22br
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01cite10Tanit12cite11i11font11b10The 'correct' form is 'My brother is taller than I'12b12font12i12blockquote
10That might be OK in Latin but not modern English. Only use a subject pronoun when a verb is present (not implied).01blockquote
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11cite20Tanit22cite21i21font21b20The 'correct' form is 'My brother is taller than I'22b22font22i22blockquote
20That might be OK in Latin but not modern English. Only use a s
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01cite10Tanit12cite10The part in blue is not mine, but from the BBC website.12br
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10In my opinion the BBC is a dinosaur. My parents were both educated at very respectable private schools and they too were taught this nonsense. It has never been English, but something that pedantic grammarians who d
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10I read this in another thread:- 12br
11font11b10Use either "than me" or "than I am." Purists may tell you that the latter is the correct choice, but you'll certainly hear the former.12b12font12br
10So in these sentences which is correct
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He is taller than I
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