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than I vs than I am

The phrases "than I" and "than I am" are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes. "Than I" is used in comparisons, while "than I am" is used to provide additional information about oneself. Both phrases are correct in their respective contexts.

Last updated: March 17, 2024 • 1752 views

than I

The phrase "than I" is correct and commonly used in English for making comparisons.

Use "than I" when making comparisons between two things or people, where the subject pronoun "I" is the object of the comparison.

Examples:

  • She is taller than I.
  • He is more experienced than I.
  • They are faster than I.
  • Jul 11, 2008 ... Today's topic is which pronoun to use after the word "than, as in "Nobody is more excited about the Grammar Girl book than I!"Or is it "than me"? Listen up because Charles Carson is going to explain. A few years ago around ...
  • Mar 6, 2015 ... Grammarians have been struggling over "better than I" vs. "better than me" for hundreds of years, and they are not likely to settle the issue anytime soon. Fortunately, there are two simple rules you can follow that will keep you ...
  • "John is taller than me" and "John is taller than I" are both correct. However, lots of your readers are likely to think that "John is taller than me" is wrong (even though it sounds natural), and a fair proportion of your readers are likely to think that ...
  • Jun 13, 2012 ... I/Me: We had several different takes on this, with one correspondent nailing it thus: “The correct choice can be seen when you finish the truncated sentence: He's bigger than I am. 'He's bigger than me am' actually sounds ...

than I am

The phrase "than I am" is also correct and commonly used in English to provide additional information about oneself in comparisons.

Use "than I am" when you want to include the verb "am" to clarify the comparison and provide more context about the subject.

Examples:

  • She is taller than I am.
  • He is more experienced than I am.
  • They are faster than I am.
  • Strictly speaking, it should be "Jessica is prettier than I am." Kooyeen: Yeah Yoong, but that would be very strictly speaking, IMO. Emotion: wink. I don't think more than 0.1% of native speakers would bat an eyelash if they heard "Jessica is  ...
  • Jul 11, 2008 ... ... might be better off adding the final verb and saying, “better than I do.”. But a sentence like “He's bigger than me” would never be correct in standard English. Both “He's bigger than I” and “He's bigger than I am” are correct.
  • Jun 13, 2012 ... I/Me: We had several different takes on this, with one correspondent nailing it thus: “The correct choice can be seen when you finish the truncated sentence: He's bigger than I am. 'He's bigger than me am' actually sounds ...
  • Oct 7, 2013 ... If the extended sentence is “She's more likely to ask him than I am,” in which the comparison is between the subject and the writer, I is correct. However, if the intent is to convey that the man referred to as him is more likely to ...

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