206: Than Jul 2, 2015

Following traditional grammar, personal pronouns should be in the subjective case rather than the objective case, when following the word 'than', as 'than' introduces its own clause. In informal settings, it is fine to forgo this rule, but it does lead to some confusion. The sentences, "I know the material in the textbook better than she", and "I know the material in the textbook better than her" mean two very different things: the first statement is boastful, and the second reveals that the speaker doesn't know the referenced girl as well as a the contents of a textbook. Comment with your thoughts on this!