Robert Newson writes: > John Taylor wrote: > >> "More" can be applied to both quantity and numbers, so why cannot "less" >> It is regular practise now to talk about me and you, not you and I. > > And often wrong: > > She is nicer than me and you. > > is wrong, it should be: > > She is nicer than you and I. > or > She is nicer than I and you. > > Why? There's a missing (implicit?) verb: > > She is nicer than me and you /are/. > > Now you see why it's wrong.
All well and good, but most of the time it doesnt matter (though its good to learn the language properly in the first place). Sometimes even the most precise and correct language cannot convey 1's meaning (hence the use of emoticons in text comms, 4x ;) Fools try to change the world. The wise conform. Without fools the world would never change! Per _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
