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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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 Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject: Grammar question "I or me" |
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which of these is correct?
A. My father is faster than I.
B. My father is faster than me.
C. My father is faster than I am.
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| work on your spelling first |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| work on your spelling first |
Yeah, I have big fat hands typing on a small ass keyboard. You make mistakes sometimes. I'm only human. Now, can you offer any insight into the question now that I corrected my minor spelling mistake. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:08 pm Post subject: Re: Grammar question "I or me" |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
B. My father is faster than me.
C. My father is faster than I am. |
both in widespread common usage |
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faster
Joined: 03 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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According to the prescriptive grammar used on the SAT Writing Test and other standardized tests, A and C are correct, C because it includes the verb and A because it implies the verb.
In spoken usage, of course, B is probably most common but C is also used. A is rarely used in speech except by people who are very proud of having learned this relatively silly grammar "rule" (silly because B doesn't impede comprehension at all). |
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normalcyispasse
Joined: 27 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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A is incorrect. The verb is implied, but not stated.
B is correct. There's no missing verb.
C is also correct, because there's a stated verb with I. |
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faster
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Pretty sure both A and C are correct. |
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Kimchi Cowboy
Joined: 17 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:07 am Post subject: |
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B is incorrect.
Think of it like this:
My father can run faster than I can run.
My father can run faster than me can run.
Which one sounds wrong now? |
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karma police
Joined: 01 Sep 2007
Location: all roads lead to where you are...
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:12 am Post subject: |
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| B is correct... |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:14 am Post subject: |
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kimchi cowboy, you should become an academic because your logic has no connection to the world we live in
| Kimchi Cowboy wrote: |
B is incorrect.
Think of it like this:
My father can run faster than I can run.
My father can run faster than me can run.
Which one sounds wrong now? |
"I can run faster than her !" |
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Kimchi Cowboy
Joined: 17 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:22 am Post subject: |
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VanIslander definitely smokes more herb than I do.  |
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karma police
Joined: 01 Sep 2007
Location: all roads lead to where you are...
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| Kimchi Cowboy wrote: |
| VanIslander definitely smokes more herb than I do. |
VanIslander definitely smokes more herb than me... 
hey KC, what kind of work do you do? |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:34 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
kimchi cowboy, you should become an academic because your logic has no connection to the world we live in
| Kimchi Cowboy wrote: |
B is incorrect.
Think of it like this:
My father can run faster than I can run.
My father can run faster than me can run.
Which one sounds wrong now? |
"I can run faster than her !" |
Sorry, but you are wrong. Back to the drawing to the drawing board for you. |
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The Cube
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:36 am Post subject: |
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