'is older than me' or 'is older than I am'?

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Margot Urff

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Could you please give me some guidelines - when to use subject/object pronoun after 'than'?
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Could you please give me some guidelines - when to use subject/object pronoun after 'than'?
Welcome!

'is older than I am' is most correct. But 'is older than me' is very often said, and especially in everyday English is also considered correct.

Read the following, including the "usage notes".
Than | Define Than at Dictionary.com
 
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