Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Grammar Girl, Grammar Girl's, QDnow, and Quick and Dirty Tips are all trademarks of Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Which pronoun do you use after "than"? SilentSquare grammar I had an argument with a friend about this and neither of us could cite any good material to defend our positions (he had the experience of grammar naziism on his side) This really helps. Thanks! http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=18900#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=18900#Comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:51:41 GMT Julie grammar No wonder we were confused, Susan! http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=18745#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=18745#Comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:52:15 GMT enginerd grammar In Carson's (or is it Zwicky's) example of a "stranded" preposition, the wrong pronoun is used. Misplaced though it may be, the object of the preposition should be whom, not who. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=18524#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=18524#Comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:56:04 GMT Binn grammar What is the enormous deal? Why is "than" any different than any other word in that how it is labelled is determined by the position,(and context) it holds in a sentence? Of course, "than" is both a conjunction and a preposition. In the "bunny" example, it is clearly a conjunction. Evidently, the "than" article argues for mutual exclusivity. It need not be. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=17275#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=17275#Comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:02:40 GMT Jack grammar Seems to me that slipping a grammatical debate into a job interview would be a master stroke, particularly for a position like editor, proofreader, etc. One of the goals in a job interview is to control the course of the interview and limit probing into potentially weak areas. Coming to the interview fully armed with arguments for both positions could make a good impression. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=16805#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=16805#Comments Fri, 01 May 2009 17:19:56 GMT Allan grammar Good column, yet I think you left out a closing quote in the first sentence after "than" and the comma, and also placed the question mark outside the quote in the following sentence. I turned off my editorial eyes after that! Keep up the good work. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=16774#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=16774#Comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:02:50 GMT sonie grammar we aren't sure who will be elected the president of the club,but the choices is between calvin and (she/her). need right pronoun for this sentence http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=16285#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=16285#Comments Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:43:57 GMT rosie grammar Dare I find a grammatical error in the explanation? The sentence: "It would be unclear which of the two meanings were intended." It seems to me that the verb should be "was"..... http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=15899#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=15899#Comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:27:07 GMT Cedwyn grammar if "than" is a preposition, what exactly is the modification being conveyed? imHo, "than" is much more comparative than it is modifying. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=15561#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=15561#Comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:10:50 GMT Charles Carson grammar Nash, to me, "Bob plays drums better than me" says "Bob plays drums better than [Bob plays] me," which might be meaningful depending on your relationship with Bob. Should you be jealous of his drums? :-) http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=13558#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx?commentid=13558#Comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:09:41 GMT Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:51:41 GMT http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/than-I-versus-than-me.aspx feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Managing Editor) feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Webmaster) en-us