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Which is correct taller than I am or taller than me?
“He is taller than I”, is grammatically correct. For most people, the “than me” version sounds natural, because this is the version that runs the highest risk of being considered wrong. Grammarians have been squabbling over whether “than” is a conjunction or proposition.
Is it correct to say taller than me?
The quick answer is both are correct, but not everyone agrees that both are correct, and that’s the problem. These days, the word “than” is classified both as a conjunction and as a preposition, and that’s the root of the debate. However, when than is used as a preposition, it looks like this: John is taller than me.
Is it correct to say older than me?
When we use than as a preposition, it takes an object pronoun (me) : He is older than me. When we use than as a conjunction, it takes a subject pronoun (I) : He is older than I am. Note that He is older than I is incorrect. It is He is older than me/I am.
Is it correct to say he is taller than I am?
Following ‘than’ with the subject pronoun in sentences such as ‘He is taller than I’ is strictly accurate because the comparison is between two subjects. Both ‘he’ and ‘I’ can be viewed as the subject: the verb of the sentence (‘is’, from ‘to be’) obviously applies to ‘he’, but is also implied for ‘I’ (‘He is taller than I am’).
Is it “natural” to be taller than me?
The supporters of taller than me mostly state that it “sounds natural”, as Grammar-Monster.com’s position, others noting that taller than I “can sound pretentious to the American ear” (in the words of James H. Kelly). (Does it sound any less pretentious to the Brits and other English speakers, I wonder?)
Is Mary taller than no one grammatically correct?
A third pattern, this one containing a negative item, confirms this conclusion: thus, Mary is taller than no one is grammatical, unlike * Mary is taller than no one is. Here too, prepositions present no problem: Mary is standing beside no one.
What is the difference between ‘than’ and ‘than I’?
They are both correct because ‘than’ can be considered a conjunction or a preposition. The best option, however, is to use ‘than I’ and to expand your sentence to include a verb after ‘I.’ (e.g., He is taller than I am.). This page explains ‘than I’ and ‘than me’ with examples and has an interactive exercise.