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i was quicker than you were vs I was quicker than you

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. The phrase 'I was quicker than you were' is more formal and emphasizes the comparison by repeating the verb 'were'. On the other hand, 'I was quicker than you' is more commonly used in everyday speech and is considered less formal.

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i was quicker than you were

This phrase is correct and is used in more formal contexts to emphasize the comparison by repeating the verb 'were'.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize the comparison between two people's speed or performance. It is more formal and structured.

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i was quicker than you were
I see your hand was quicker than my eye.
I feel like I was a little quicker than maybe I would have liked, or perhaps you would have liked.
"I knew when I was behind Nico I was much, much quicker than him, but couldn't see anything being in his spray," he said.
Sometimes traveling by ship was quicker than walking.
If I was quicker, I...
That was quicker than the others.
That was quicker than I thought.
Traffic Was Quicker Than We Had Expected.
Therefore, it would seem that Mrs Lynne was quicker than Mrs Stihler, who was quicker than Mr Elles, and so on.
I don't know if it's old man strength or what, but my recovery time this year was quicker than any of the past seasons.
His fist was quicker than mine!
On Am, the Aston Martin of Stuart Hall was quicker than Porsche driver' Bachler and Collard with Ferrari.
It was quicker than normal - smooth, calm and there was not a single request for the time-consuming and irritating check.
The response time for smaller chat groups was quicker than in the larger chat groups.
Hopefully he finds his way quicker than me.
My eyes are quicker than yours.
Nothing buys bygones quicker than cash.
Markets react much quicker than politicians.
Commissioner, global warming is materialising much quicker than anticipated.
Usually I'd leave because it was quicker.

Alternatives:

I was quicker than you
I was faster than you were
I was more efficient than you were
I was stronger than you were
I was smarter than you were

I was quicker than you

This phrase is correct and is commonly used in everyday speech to indicate a comparison without repeating the verb 'were'.

This phrase is used in informal conversations to compare two people's speed or performance. It is less formal and more casual.

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Jan 30, 2006 ... I was quicker than you were is a sentence with two clauses. 1st clause = I was quicker 2nd clause = than you were. The rule is that a clause has ...
7. Underline the mistakes in the following sentences and using grammatical terminology, give a brief explanation of the error. a) I was quicker than you was! …
“I was quicker than you”. This suggests that as and nas comparatives are constructed from the copular comparative in some- thing like the following way: ( 35).
'I was quicker than you'. This suggests that as and nas comparatives are constructed from the copular comparative in something like the following way: (35 ).

Alternatives:

I was quicker than you
I was faster than you
I was more efficient than you
I was stronger than you
I was smarter than you

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