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[yoshi-pooh]

Dear all,

Are all the sentences below correct? If so, which one are you most likely to use?

When I was my son's age, I was just the same height as he.
When I was my son's age, I was just the same height as him.
When I was my son's age, I was just the same height as he is.

Thank you.
yoshi-pooh

[ESL-ish]

Here is the rule I used to solve this problem: a pronoun used as the object of a preposition must take the objective form (me, him, her, you, them).
"as advective as" functions as a preposition, so it must be followed by "him" or by a noun phrase, "he is".

So, the second and third sentences are correct.

However, I think I would be most likely to avoid the whole mess and say, "When I was my son's age, I was just the same height." The listener (or reader) should be able to guess the rest from context.
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[yoshi-pooh]

Dear ESL-ish,

Thanks for your reply. I really appreciate it.

yoshi-pooh