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Comparing people #1 (permalink) Fri Nov 14, 2008 3:58 am   Comparing people
 

Hello Everyone Very Happy

Could you say " I am taller than she " or should you say " I am taller than her " ?

Are both questions correct ?

Have a nice day,

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comparing people #2 (permalink) Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:58 am   comparing people
 

There is so much debate on this. People who insist English should behave like Latin insist on the nominative she/he/I. The vast majority of people do NOT say this.
I'm taller than she is or I'm taller than her.

Just like the other similar question in the forums right now. People who insist on using "than I" when 99% of the people will say either "than me" or "than I am" will sound overly pedantic.
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Comparing people #3 (permalink) Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:51 am   Comparing people
 

Like Barb says...grammatically "taller than she" is "correct"... except in daily conversation, everybody (myself included) uses "I'm taller than her". I guess as long as you know what to use during a test, you'll be OK.
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