Well, I have now just wondered if it might be okay to write "Those readers smarter than I can inform me in the comments.” in American English but not British English so I used several grammar checkers online. Some say there are no errors but others say there are and that the error is that “I” should be “me”, ie "Those readers smarter than me can inform me in the comments.” - I thought of that originally but thought it clumsy to have two me’s in the sentence.
Here are four grammar checkers, all do American English and British English - two say the “I” should be “me” and two say the sentence is correct as it stands !
You can scrape up as many grammar sites as there are, but I can tell you for sure that the sentence is correct as it stands. The sentence could correctly read "Those readers smarter than I am can inform me..." So, the "am" is implied. You would never write "Those readers smarter than me am can inform me..."
Yes, as I wrote, I initially thought but did not say it might be "me" but felt that to write ""Those readers smarter than me can inform me in the comments.” would be very clumsy with the two me's ! I have learned something about grammar from this latest Arrow !
Wow, I am in Nirvana. I have found 2 people in this world, not English teachers and not patent attorneys, who actually ponder the rules of grammar. How rare this is in an age where more and more we have to ask "Is that one they, or two theys?" I trust you will never confuse us with popular pronoun use. I have a few examiners signing their letters with their pronouns and I have seen it all- they/them, she/they, zee/they, we/them...I worry about the republic.
I grew up in Canada but I work as a patent attorney in the US. I have found many differences in grammar between British and American English. Both uses are correct. You are just used to one way over the other. English is a difficult language to learn because there are so many alternative rules. I often know I have yet again stumbled on a British vs American grammar rule when I am going at it with the patent examiners lol.
The sentence is correct. It's just a bit unusual because am is usually used. This is like the use of the word that. You can omit because it's implied.
Well, I have now just wondered if it might be okay to write "Those readers smarter than I can inform me in the comments.” in American English but not British English so I used several grammar checkers online. Some say there are no errors but others say there are and that the error is that “I” should be “me”, ie "Those readers smarter than me can inform me in the comments.” - I thought of that originally but thought it clumsy to have two me’s in the sentence.
Here are four grammar checkers, all do American English and British English - two say the “I” should be “me” and two say the sentence is correct as it stands !
https://quillbot.com/grammar-check
https://writer.com/grammar-checker/
https://www.scribbr.com/grammar-checker/
https://www.gingersoftware.com/grammarcheck
You can scrape up as many grammar sites as there are, but I can tell you for sure that the sentence is correct as it stands. The sentence could correctly read "Those readers smarter than I am can inform me..." So, the "am" is implied. You would never write "Those readers smarter than me am can inform me..."
That's my two cents worth on it.
Yes, as I wrote, I initially thought but did not say it might be "me" but felt that to write ""Those readers smarter than me can inform me in the comments.” would be very clumsy with the two me's ! I have learned something about grammar from this latest Arrow !
Wow, I am in Nirvana. I have found 2 people in this world, not English teachers and not patent attorneys, who actually ponder the rules of grammar. How rare this is in an age where more and more we have to ask "Is that one they, or two theys?" I trust you will never confuse us with popular pronoun use. I have a few examiners signing their letters with their pronouns and I have seen it all- they/them, she/they, zee/they, we/them...I worry about the republic.
I grew up in Canada but I work as a patent attorney in the US. I have found many differences in grammar between British and American English. Both uses are correct. You are just used to one way over the other. English is a difficult language to learn because there are so many alternative rules. I often know I have yet again stumbled on a British vs American grammar rule when I am going at it with the patent examiners lol.