which is correct comparison and why?
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Which sentence is correct and why?
1.Contrary to earlier reports I found him brighter than I during our meeting.
2.Contrary to earlier reports I found him brighter than me during our meeting.
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Which sentence is correct and why?
1.Contrary to earlier reports I found him brighter than I during our meeting.
2.Contrary to earlier reports I found him brighter than me during our meeting.
grammar comparison
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Me is better than I here, unless you want to sound as though you've just arrived from 1586. It's unlikely that there were earlier reports that he was brighter than you during your meeting, so I think that part of the sentence needs rethinking.
– Minty
2 days ago
Me is not only "better" than I: me is correct and I is wrong! I is used as the subject in a sentence, but me is used as the object in a sentence: "I found him brighter than me". But you could say "I found him brighter than I was during ...".
– TrevorD
2 days ago
@TrevorD It's not really wrong - I think CGEL is right in saying if the complement of than or as can be expanded by the addition of a verb to which the pronoun is subject, then formal style has a nominative, informal style an accusative, except that formal isn't really strong enough. It's like it is I - not wrong, just outdated to the point of being comical. PS they really do mean can/could be expanded, as their examples show - they are not talking about examples like yours where it is expanded.
– Minty
yesterday
@Minty Who or what is "CGEL"?
– TrevorD
yesterday
@TrevorD en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
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Which sentence is correct and why?
1.Contrary to earlier reports I found him brighter than I during our meeting.
2.Contrary to earlier reports I found him brighter than me during our meeting.
grammar comparison
edited 2 days ago
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asked 2 days ago
Rajeev KumarRajeev Kumar
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Which sentence is correct and why?
1.Contrary to earlier reports I found him brighter than I during our meeting.
2.Contrary to earlier reports I found him brighter than me during our meeting.
grammar comparison
grammar comparison
edited 2 days ago
TrevorD
10.7k22458
asked 2 days ago
Rajeev KumarRajeev Kumar
93
edited 2 days ago
TrevorD
10.7k22458
asked 2 days ago
Rajeev KumarRajeev Kumar
93
edited 2 days ago
TrevorD
10.7k22458
edited 2 days ago
TrevorD
10.7k22458
edited 2 days ago
TrevorD
10.7k22458
10.7k22458
asked 2 days ago
Rajeev KumarRajeev Kumar
93
asked 2 days ago
Rajeev KumarRajeev Kumar
93
asked 2 days ago
Rajeev KumarRajeev Kumar
93
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Me is better than I here, unless you want to sound as though you've just arrived from 1586. It's unlikely that there were earlier reports that he was brighter than you during your meeting, so I think that part of the sentence needs rethinking.
– Minty
2 days ago
Me is not only "better" than I: me is correct and I is wrong! I is used as the subject in a sentence, but me is used as the object in a sentence: "I found him brighter than me". But you could say "I found him brighter than I was during ...".
– TrevorD
2 days ago
@TrevorD It's not really wrong - I think CGEL is right in saying if the complement of than or as can be expanded by the addition of a verb to which the pronoun is subject, then formal style has a nominative, informal style an accusative, except that formal isn't really strong enough. It's like it is I - not wrong, just outdated to the point of being comical. PS they really do mean can/could be expanded, as their examples show - they are not talking about examples like yours where it is expanded.
– Minty
yesterday
@Minty Who or what is "CGEL"?
– TrevorD
yesterday
@TrevorD en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
– Minty
yesterday
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Me is better than I here, unless you want to sound as though you've just arrived from 1586. It's unlikely that there were earlier reports that he was brighter than you during your meeting, so I think that part of the sentence needs rethinking.
– Minty
2 days ago
Me is not only "better" than I: me is correct and I is wrong! I is used as the subject in a sentence, but me is used as the object in a sentence: "I found him brighter than me". But you could say "I found him brighter than I was during ...".
– TrevorD
2 days ago
@TrevorD It's not really wrong - I think CGEL is right in saying if the complement of than or as can be expanded by the addition of a verb to which the pronoun is subject, then formal style has a nominative, informal style an accusative, except that formal isn't really strong enough. It's like it is I - not wrong, just outdated to the point of being comical. PS they really do mean can/could be expanded, as their examples show - they are not talking about examples like yours where it is expanded.
– Minty
yesterday
@Minty Who or what is "CGEL"?
– TrevorD
yesterday
@TrevorD en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
– Minty
yesterday
Me is better than I here, unless you want to sound as though you've just arrived from 1586. It's unlikely that there were earlier reports that he was brighter than you during your meeting, so I think that part of the sentence needs rethinking.
– Minty
2 days ago
Me is better than I here, unless you want to sound as though you've just arrived from 1586. It's unlikely that there were earlier reports that he was brighter than you during your meeting, so I think that part of the sentence needs rethinking.
– Minty
2 days ago
Me is not only "better" than I: me is correct and I is wrong! I is used as the subject in a sentence, but me is used as the object in a sentence: "I found him brighter than me". But you could say "I found him brighter than I was during ...".
– TrevorD
2 days ago
Me is not only "better" than I: me is correct and I is wrong! I is used as the subject in a sentence, but me is used as the object in a sentence: "I found him brighter than me". But you could say "I found him brighter than I was during ...".
– TrevorD
2 days ago
@TrevorD It's not really wrong - I think CGEL is right in saying if the complement of than or as can be expanded by the addition of a verb to which the pronoun is subject, then formal style has a nominative, informal style an accusative, except that formal isn't really strong enough. It's like it is I - not wrong, just outdated to the point of being comical. PS they really do mean can/could be expanded, as their examples show - they are not talking about examples like yours where it is expanded.
– Minty
yesterday
@TrevorD It's not really wrong - I think CGEL is right in saying if the complement of than or as can be expanded by the addition of a verb to which the pronoun is subject, then formal style has a nominative, informal style an accusative, except that formal isn't really strong enough. It's like it is I - not wrong, just outdated to the point of being comical. PS they really do mean can/could be expanded, as their examples show - they are not talking about examples like yours where it is expanded.
– Minty
yesterday
@Minty Who or what is "CGEL"?
– TrevorD
yesterday
@Minty Who or what is "CGEL"?
– TrevorD
yesterday
@TrevorD en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
– Minty
yesterday
@TrevorD en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
– Minty
yesterday
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Me is better than I here, unless you want to sound as though you've just arrived from 1586. It's unlikely that there were earlier reports that he was brighter than you during your meeting, so I think that part of the sentence needs rethinking.
– Minty
2 days ago
Me is not only "better" than I: me is correct and I is wrong! I is used as the subject in a sentence, but me is used as the object in a sentence: "I found him brighter than me". But you could say "I found him brighter than I was during ...".
– TrevorD
2 days ago
@TrevorD It's not really wrong - I think CGEL is right in saying if the complement of than or as can be expanded by the addition of a verb to which the pronoun is subject, then formal style has a nominative, informal style an accusative, except that formal isn't really strong enough. It's like it is I - not wrong, just outdated to the point of being comical. PS they really do mean can/could be expanded, as their examples show - they are not talking about examples like yours where it is expanded.
– Minty
yesterday
@Minty Who or what is "CGEL"?
– TrevorD
yesterday
@TrevorD en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
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