Actually,the comic has it right, the correction is wrong. It’s just a shorter way of saying “Younger than I am.” You wouldn’t say “Younger than me am.” It merely sounds odd because so many people say it the wrong way.
I for one am glad to see somebody finally got it right.
And I love the look of the guy in the second panel – I can’t quite tell if he’s thinking “he did WHAT?” or “What is he scheming?” I’m thinking a little of both.
“Younger than me”, while grammatically incorrect, is a more frequently-used way of saying it, but to satisfy both parties I would just put the “am” at the end of the current phrase and change “He is” to “He’s” (so “He’s younger than I am!”); then it wouldn’t sound too stiff (as it currently may) and won’t be grammatically wrong either.
Vetala and the comic are both right – and more people say it correctly than you might think. My entire family does, and I’ve started to convert my friends into using proper English (though I know that languages are highly mutable – I just prefer to speak properly).
Suisei’s compromise is reasonable, as it is still grammatically correct.
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July 20th, 2011 at 01:30
Well.. should be Younger than me. Not I.
By the way.. great comics .. waiting for next strip.
July 20th, 2011 at 04:08
Bwaha! This will be good, I love the setup.
July 20th, 2011 at 04:08
I agree with the correction. “Younger than me” sounds better.
July 20th, 2011 at 04:52
Actually,the comic has it right, the correction is wrong. It’s just a shorter way of saying “Younger than I am.” You wouldn’t say “Younger than me am.” It merely sounds odd because so many people say it the wrong way.
I for one am glad to see somebody finally got it right.
And I love the look of the guy in the second panel – I can’t quite tell if he’s thinking “he did WHAT?” or “What is he scheming?” I’m thinking a little of both.
July 20th, 2011 at 21:00
Grammatical correctness or not, “younger than me” sounds better for some reason.
July 20th, 2011 at 23:59
“Younger than me”, while grammatically incorrect, is a more frequently-used way of saying it, but to satisfy both parties I would just put the “am” at the end of the current phrase and change “He is” to “He’s” (so “He’s younger than I am!”); then it wouldn’t sound too stiff (as it currently may) and won’t be grammatically wrong either.
July 26th, 2011 at 09:12
Vetala and the comic are both right – and more people say it correctly than you might think. My entire family does, and I’ve started to convert my friends into using proper English (though I know that languages are highly mutable – I just prefer to speak properly).
Suisei’s compromise is reasonable, as it is still grammatically correct.
July 29th, 2011 at 05:17
What next? What next? Tell me please!