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gooya
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Can we use
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Hello My dear colleagues
I studied before that we should put subjective pronouns after "than" in this sentence " You are older than I" But I saw a sentence in Cambridge Dic. Just because you´re older than me does´nt mean you can tell me what to do.Can you tell me why?????
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26 Oct 2023
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cunliffe
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Hi there! Most people would say better than me, better than him/her/them. I googled Merriam Webster, which says that people using the subject pronoun are grammar enthusiasts who believe that than can only be a conjunction. However, it can also be a preposition, which it is here. |
28 Oct 2023
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Mandolina
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I agree with cunliffe. Both of those usages are correct. |
28 Oct 2023
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kohai
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@Mandolina, I fully agree with you. Cunliffe�s worksheets are not only nice, but they are also original and easy to use. They are written in beautiful language by a native speaker, and they always come with the answer key. I used to follow her work and read her stories with excitement. I always thought she should have either sold them individually or collected and published them in a book. However, just like Karagozian, she never listens to my advice! |
28 Oct 2023
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spinney
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I think Mandonlina�s worksheets are very nice, too. They are almost as good as Cunliffe�s.  |
30 Oct 2023
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Mandolina
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Thank you very much spinney! I keep trying but I will never match cunliffe  Lynne |
31 Oct 2023
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