Better than me or Better than I ?

Both "Better than me" and "Better than I" are correct, but they are used in different conditions.

Just like the difference between "me" and "I", ""Better than me" is used when the sentence needs an object, whereas "Better than I" is used when the sentence takes a subject.

Examples of "Better than me"

he thinks he is better than me at ...
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"Maybe Vino is better than me at doing bench presses, but maybe I can be stronger on a bike here in this Vuelta."
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I have no doubt that Paul Graham is better than me.
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用 "Better than me" 前面多數有 is, are， verb to be.


Examples of "Better than I"

前面 （多數） 及後面個動詞是 VERB TO DO， 那便要用 I， e.g. He sings better than I (do), 但好多時後面個 VERB TO DO 會刪，所以令到學生唔明，好混淆。不過，而家好多人都搞唔清，應該用 I 時用了 ME， 外國人也是，甚至有些人覺得用 DO 是扮野，太 FORMAL。

Better than I could've said it- blind followers edition. Fixer at Alternate Brain is sick of armchair generals and sheep. Labels: Why? posted by Sharon GR at 1/02/2007 08:58:00 AM ...
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I Lead Better Than I Follow. Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures has a great post up on why he prefers to be the lead investor in the companies he invests in. Posted in: Venture Capital ...
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This is better than I thought! Reader post by: markperk123. Posted on: November 19, 2006, 9:14 PM PST. Story: Next-gen console war off and running. I have been convinced for months that the Wii would outsell the PS3 over the long haul, ...
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Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) by Ray Charles has 3098 listeners at Last.fm. _/Hard+Times+(No+One+Knows+Better+Than+I) - 45k -


最後，看看下面講 CASUAL 和 FORMAL 的問題。不過如果是考試，當然是跟我上面講最 FORMAL 那種。

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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. better than I, better than me Edited English and most Standard levels of speech above Casual, plus all written levels above Informal, insist on He is better [at basketball] than I [am]. Than is a subordinating conjunction introducing a clause whose subject should be in the nominative case; the clause serves as adverbial modifier of better, in many instances with the full clause suppressed and only the conjunction and pronoun actually spoken or written. In Casual, Impromptu, and some Informal use, however, you will also find He is better [at basketball] than me, where than is construed as a preposition, with its object properly accusative. The prepositional phrase then is an adverbial modifier of better. My sister is better at math than me is Casual and Impromptu, and appropriate only at those levels and in their written imitations.

Better than me

never use better than i

because the sentence should have to subject

example: you are better than me

so, we should use the object form "me"