Robert Newson wrote:
> 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.
Indeed, but not completely - it would be "I am" not "I are".
Tony
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