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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
edited Apr 6 at 18:23
TrevorD
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asked Apr 6 at 16:11
Rajeev KumarRajeev Kumar
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closed as off-topic by Jason Bassford, JJJ, TrevorD, Neeku, jimm101 Apr 12 at 13:32
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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
Apr 6 at 17:04
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
Apr 6 at 18:38
@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 It's like it is I - not wrong, just outdated to the point of being comical.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
Apr 7 at 4:57
@Minty Who or what is "CGEL"?
– TrevorD
Apr 7 at 12:13
@TrevorD en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
– Minty
Apr 7 at 12:24
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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 Apr 6 at 18:23
TrevorD
10.7k22558
asked Apr 6 at 16:11
Rajeev KumarRajeev Kumar
93
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 Apr 6 at 18:23
TrevorD
10.7k22558
asked Apr 6 at 16:11
Rajeev KumarRajeev Kumar
93
edited Apr 6 at 18:23
TrevorD
10.7k22558
asked Apr 6 at 16:11
Rajeev KumarRajeev Kumar
93
edited Apr 6 at 18:23
TrevorD
10.7k22558
edited Apr 6 at 18:23
TrevorD
10.7k22558
edited Apr 6 at 18:23
TrevorD
10.7k22558
10.7k22558
asked Apr 6 at 16:11
Rajeev KumarRajeev Kumar
93
asked Apr 6 at 16:11
Rajeev KumarRajeev Kumar
93
asked Apr 6 at 16:11
Rajeev KumarRajeev Kumar
93
93
closed as off-topic by Jason Bassford, JJJ, TrevorD, Neeku, jimm101 Apr 12 at 13:32
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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
Apr 6 at 17:04
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
Apr 6 at 18:38
@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
Apr 7 at 4:57
@Minty Who or what is "CGEL"?
– TrevorD
Apr 7 at 12:13
@TrevorD en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
– Minty
Apr 7 at 12:24
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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
Apr 6 at 17:04
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
Apr 6 at 18:38
@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
Apr 7 at 4:57
@Minty Who or what is "CGEL"?
– TrevorD
Apr 7 at 12:13
@TrevorD en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
– Minty
Apr 7 at 12:24
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
Apr 6 at 17:04
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
Apr 6 at 17:04
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
Apr 6 at 18:38
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
Apr 6 at 18:38
@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
Apr 7 at 4:57
@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
Apr 7 at 4:57
@Minty Who or what is "CGEL"?
– TrevorD
Apr 7 at 12:13
@Minty Who or what is "CGEL"?
– TrevorD
Apr 7 at 12:13
@TrevorD en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
– Minty
Apr 7 at 12:24
@TrevorD en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
– Minty
Apr 7 at 12:24
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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
Apr 6 at 17:04
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
Apr 6 at 18:38
@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
Apr 7 at 4:57
@Minty Who or what is "CGEL"?
– TrevorD
Apr 7 at 12:13
@TrevorD en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
– Minty
Apr 7 at 12:24