He was almost as bad at English as me. He was almost as bad at English as I. The first one sounds better as-is, but not when you change the second one to He was almost as bad at English as I was. Which is correct? Answer To begin with, one and another are bad … Read more
Consider the sentence "I can run faster than 15 miles per hour." Its meaning is clear and to my eyes obviously grammatically correct. Now let me present some variations that have given me trouble for a long time. I am faster than 15 miles per hour. – To me this is clearly incorrect. Directly comparing … Read more
As far as I know, then is used in a conjunction and in time-related sentences; than in all other cases. I believe that these are correct: Because I’m older than she, I should be the first chosen; I loved her and then she died; If it rains [then] it pours; I’ve had more then enough; … Read more
