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He is taller than me. vs He is taller to me.

The correct phrase is "he is taller than me." The preposition "than" is used to make comparisons between two things, while "to" is not used in this context.

Last updated: March 21, 2024 • 21438 views

He is taller than me.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a comparison in height.

Use "than" when comparing two things or people, indicating that one has a greater degree of a particular quality than the other.

Examples:

  • She is taller than her sister.
  • He is smarter than me.
  • This book is more interesting than that one.
  • My house is bigger than yours.
  • The new model is faster than the old one.
  • Sep 5, 2014 ... But "He is taller than me" seems like it works fine without any sort of implied follow-up verb "am", like my second example above. In the ...
  • Nov 24, 2019 ... Normally we say "He is taller than me", and formally "than I" is incorrect except when it is thought of as an abbreviation of "than I am".
  • Feb 2, 2019 ... Q: Is this grammatically correct: “He is taller than me”? A: No, it is not correct. It is used by nearly everyone, but it's still incorrect.
  • Mar 31, 2015 ...He is taller than me.” So what. He's taller. Sure you could be all formal and say “He is taller than I,” with the understood addition of ...
  • Apr 13, 2021 ... He is taller than me. The above sentence is grammatically correct, because in this sentence 'than' is used as a preposition. “He is taller ...
  • Aug 4, 2024 ... It won't be much longer before he is taller than me! #10yearsold #proudmom #family #happybirthday · May be an image of 4 people, people ...
  • Jan 31, 2021 ... He is taller than me, is correct. It's because we can't use I in last part of a sentence as it's the first pronoun. You can use 'me' there as ...
  • Mar 16, 2021 ... He is taller than me? Good! We can still hug! Conclusion: I dont give much about height.
  • Jun 9, 2019 ... Apparently, he can give others an impression that he is taller than me. This is because he measures over the 6 ft mark quite comfortably ...
  • Aug 23, 2020 ... So, there is write down , " He is taller than me ". So, my advise you can go though your English grammar book. Sometimes I also confuse ,when I ...

He is taller to me.

This phrase is incorrect in English. The preposition "to" is not used to make comparisons in this context.

  • Dec 9, 2017 ... For example, you would say “He is taller to me” instead of “He is taller than me.” In this case, “He is older to me” would be incorrect ...
  • Jul 2, 2023 ... He looks more badass when he is taller to me. Could just mean he outgrew her finally .
  • Apr 23, 2019 ... ... He is taller to me” instead of “He is taller than me.” In this case, “He is older to me” would be incorrect because we wouldn't say “He.
  • Jan 1, 2024 ... For example, you would say “He is taller to me” instead of “He is taller than me.” In this case, “He is older to me” would be incorrect ...
  • Jul 3, 2018 ... ... He is taller to me' to make a comparison, that would be ungrammatical. – user298391. Commented Jul 3, 2018 at 22:23. You can also throw in ...
  • Oct 18, 2022 ... For example, you would say “He is taller to me” instead of “He is taller than me.” In this case, “He is older to me” would be incorrect ...
  • Every student likes the teacher. He is taller to me. He is taller than ...
  • Jun 29, 2011 ... 저기 위에 분은 He is taller compared to me..을 생각하신 건지.. He is taller to me는 이상해요..compared를 막 생략해도 되는 경우가 아닌데..ㅡ ...
  • He is taller to me. (1) tallest. (2) tall. (3) taller than. (4) No improvement. 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111. 15. Gopal is younger ...
  • He is taller to me. 18. Gandhi stood for simpler lifestyle. (1) tallest (1) simple. (2) tall (2) simplest. (3) taller than (3) more simple. (4) No improvement ...

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