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Latest post Fri, Aug 31 2007 8:24 PM by Grammar Geek. 2 replies.
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SillyMe  +  412354 Fri, 31 Aug 07 08:06 PM
Hello,

What is the difference between these two sentences?:
1. He likes it more than me.
2. He likes it more than I do.

Thanks
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Kooyeen  +  412371 Fri, 31 Aug 07 08:20 PM
 SillyMe wrote:

1. He likes it more than me. Two meanings:
- he likes it more than he likes me
- he likes it more than I do


2. He likes it more than I do. Only one meaning, and it's clear.


That's all. Smile [:)]
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Grammar Geek  +  412373 Fri, 31 Aug 07 08:24 PM

Do you want the grammatical answer or the practical answer?

The grammatical answer is that #1 means that he likes "it" more than he likes me, while #2 means that he likes "it" more than I like it.

The practical answer is that in real life, people say #1 when they mean #2 all the time. This is true to such an extent that I believe that I wanted to convey the grammatical meaning of #1, I'd add the omitted part back in: "All you ever do is talk about that damn motorcylce. Sometimes I swear you like the motorcyle more than you do me!"

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