She is as taller as he or him?

[eddy143]

hi out there,
Do we say 1-"Mary is as taller as he or him??
2-"John is taller than he or him"?

 

[bhaisahab]

hi out there,
Do we say 1-"Mary is as taller as he or him??
2-"John is taller than he or him"?

It's "as tall as" not "as taller as". "taller than" is correct.

 

[Barb_D]

You'll get vigorous argument on this.

She is taller than he is. No one finds this incorrect.

She is taller than he. Some people insist that "than" is a conjunction (only) and that you must use "he" with the implied "he is." Others find this "hyper correct" and that it makes you stand out as a snob.

She is taller than him. Some people insist that "than" is intended as a preposition in this sentence and only the object form works. The people who believe than is a conjunction find this an example of decay of the proper use of English.

Decide which group you want to offend, or use "he is."

 

[eddy143]

thanks, but which is the right pronoun in both sentences?

 

[TheParser]

hi out there,
Do we say 1-"Mary is as taller as he or him??
2-"John is taller than he or him"?

NOT A TEACHER


(1) The teacher and the moderator have both given us excellent

advice.

(2) This non-teacher humbly suggests that you -- as a learner

who wishes to speak "perfect grammar book English" -- follow the

"rules":

Mary is as tall as he. (= as he is tall.)

John is taller than he. (= than he is tall.)

You may also say as/than he is.

(3) As the moderator told you, there are many viewpoints. I

am guessing that people who write university-level articles

follow the traditional "rules." This non-teacher suggests that

you do, too -- at least, in elegant writing. If you do so,

many people will greatly respect your understanding of traditional

"rules." In fact, some educated native speakers might say of you:

Wow! Eddy understands English grammar better than I.

(= I do)


Respectfully yours,


James


P.S. Don't worry about being called a "snob." In this life, it is

impossible to satisfy everyone. Be courteous and respectful to

those who disagree with you, and then continue to speak what

you feel is correct English.

 

[5jj]

TheParser is entitled to his opinion, but it is just that - an opinion.

My own opinion is that Barb's words are sound: Decide which group you want to offend, or use "he is."

If you add the verb at the end, you satisfy all parties.

 

[eddy143]

Hey bro, thanks a million and once small sorry to bother you guys. "One thing is for sure, "one is never to old to learn new things or to ask what he/she doesn't know." I might be a little disrespectful by asking or posting a lot of questions. For what reason do i have to ask many questions because i bend to know new and undoubtable things and here{this forum} gave me this great opportunity to express my doubts. Respectfully yours, i deeply love this forum. Calling me a snob is just a way to tell me i have to work extract hard. hehehehehe! Thanks all thesame.
have a nice day bro.