tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post6556081101064384813..comments2024-03-29T01:07:30.224-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Apple Employees Keep Walking Into WallsStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-91345701527463378452018-02-19T19:47:14.396-08:002018-02-19T19:47:14.396-08:00Stuart: The Masters of the Tech Universe are bette...Stuart: The Masters of the Tech Universe are better than you and I. <br /><br />Pronoun lesson for the day? I was thinking that should say "...better than you and me" but apparently not, or partly they are both right. ("than I" is for formal writing.) <br /><br />The trick for clarity I remembered was to take out a second pronoun, "you", and see which sounds right, but that didn't clearly work for my ear in this case. So maybe I have to also try inserting "am" after the "I" and if that works at all, then "I" alone can also work. (although here it would be rather "you and I are"!)<br /><br />https://jakubmarian.com/than-i-vs-than-me-in-english/<br />---<br />..."than I am" is the most common form in formal writing. The reason is that probably all English speakers consider it acceptable, while there is a certain amount of controversy surrounding the other two.<br /><br />..."than me" is the most common form in spoken language and also the second most common one in English literature, so it can hardly be considered wrong. Don’t be afraid to use it. That’s just how the language developed.<br /><br />..."than I" has been traditionally understood as a short way of saying “smarter than I am”. <br />---Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-31216408364714615472018-02-17T13:17:36.541-08:002018-02-17T13:17:36.541-08:00"OOpsy", IAC? How oopsy?"OOpsy", IAC? How oopsy?Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-85721900997701334602018-02-17T10:51:54.437-08:002018-02-17T10:51:54.437-08:00Oopsy.Oopsy.Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-229779425809557272018-02-17T09:52:45.816-08:002018-02-17T09:52:45.816-08:00Post-it notes HAHAHAH! I like that. I bet none of ...Post-it notes HAHAHAH! I like that. I bet none of them are higher than 1'-8'"Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-44436706519855323462018-02-17T08:46:35.656-08:002018-02-17T08:46:35.656-08:00"The new Apple Campus is, if nothing else, tr..."The new Apple Campus is, if nothing else, transparent. It is all glass all the time, inside and out. What could possible go wrong?" I trust the restrooms have frosted glass exteriors. Or are covered with Post-It Notes.<br />Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-47826782677779287082018-02-17T06:50:51.299-08:002018-02-17T06:50:51.299-08:00Oh the metaphors. Apparently being semi divine isn...Oh the metaphors. Apparently being semi divine isn't the expected (ahem) cakewalk as advertised. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-423349814374264972018-02-17T05:11:11.156-08:002018-02-17T05:11:11.156-08:00So, so funny! I think I will be able to just think...So, so funny! I think I will be able to just think about that and start laughing. Hahahawhitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339343160301118530noreply@blogger.com