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than me vs than i am

Both "than me" and "than I am" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Than me" is used in informal English, while "than I am" is more formal. The choice between them depends on the level of formality you want to convey.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 1069 views

than me

This phrase is correct in informal English.

This phrase is commonly used in informal contexts when comparing two things or people. It is less formal than "than I am."

Examples:

She is taller than me.
He is better at math than me.
They have more experience than me.
Can you run faster than me?
No one knows more about this topic than me.

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Their watchers are better than me.
You're no better than me on courage.
He had a way better BMX than me.
Which means you know more than me.
But Fan was probably stranger than me.
You just move faster than me.
They were maybe 10 years older than me.
They understand your accounts better than me.
Hopefully he finds his way quicker than me.
Kat, you act like you're better than me.
Probably why you scored a wholepoint lower than me on the exam.
You're going through more than me.
You're supposed to be smarter than me.
It is only less ready than me.
I saw people worse off than me.
So the inside man has to be taller than me.
He's one year younger than me.
Nobody wants to do that more than me.
She's, like a decade younger than me.
There's this new kid at school who everyone thinks is cooler than me.

Alternatives:

than I am
than I
than I am myself
than I am able to
than I am capable of

than i am

This phrase is correct in formal English.

This phrase is used in more formal contexts when comparing two things or people. It is considered grammatically correct and appropriate in formal writing and speech.

Examples:

She is taller than I am.
He is better at math than I am.
They have more experience than I am.
Can you run faster than I am?
No one knows more about this topic than I am.

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Whoever did this is more brilliant than i am.
He's closer to you than i am.
No more than I am, baby.
The next Chief Exorcist will be far more important than I am.
Not only does he work for me, But he is also 10 years younger than i am.
Occasionally, with my niece, But she's much more talented than i am.
Some of those guys are even more boring than I am.
You are all much cleverer than I am.
You're closer to being a vengeance demon than I am.
You're bigger than I am.
That's because you're more gullible than I am.
Jenny, she's more spontaneous than I am.
Nothing's older than I am.
He seems to be doing rather better than I am.
You're a lot funnier than I am.
Maybe you're freer than I am.
The woman is older than I am.
I think Dorothy's smarter than I am.
Doctors are bigger con artists than I am.
She's lazier than I am.

Alternatives:

than me
than I
than I am myself
than I am able to
than I am capable of

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