Which sentence is correct?

weirdo   Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:48 am GMT
Which is correct? "He is better than me." or "He is better than I (am)"
Guest   Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:38 pm GMT
"He is better than me." (in US English, at least)
guest   Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:04 pm GMT
It depends,
"He is better than I" is correct but "He is better than me" is more usually heard

If you were writing an English paper for school, use the one with "I"
If you're just talking day to day, and you like being "baaad" (like I like :), use "me"
Guest   Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:47 pm GMT
It's not about being ''correct'' but about being appropriate. ''Me and Jane went to the store'' or ''This is her'' would not be appropriate in a formal paper, unless a dialog is quoted.
guest   Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:50 pm GMT
<<''Me and Jane went to the store'' or ''This is her'' would not be appropriate in a formal paper, unless a dialog is quoted. >>

No it would not.
"Me and Jane went to the store" will definitely get you marks taken off.

"This is her" depends on if it's a paper for an English class, in which case, points off.

English like that is very informal
guest   Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:52 pm GMT
<<<<''Me and Jane went to the store'' or ''This is her'' would not be appropriate in a formal paper, unless a dialog is quoted. >>
>>

My bad--I misread it.
You are right
Amabo   Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:00 pm GMT
Which is correct? "He is better than me." or "He is better than I (am)"

Both
Zador   Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:45 am GMT
Is this correct?

I heard about the xy vacancy from xy who was my xy for the 10 months I worked in the xy department of the xy
Zador   Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:47 am GMT
i would really appreciate an answer : )
Z.   Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:06 am GMT
Or I heard about the xy vacancy from xy who was my xy when i worked in the xy department of the xy for ten months?