I built a lofty snowman that was taller than I was.
or
I built a lofty snowman that was taller than myself.
or neither... lol
thanks. =]
2007-12-01 06:46:07 · 5 answers · asked by amy 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I built a lofty snowman which was taller than I am.
2007-12-01 06:49:27 · answer #1 · answered by Who?Me? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The proper would be "I built a lofty snowman taller than I"..but who the hell talks like that?
2007-12-01 06:53:10 · answer #2 · answered by rickey_d 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I built a lofty snowman that was taller than me.
2007-12-01 06:55:28 · answer #3 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd go with the first one. 'Myself' is a reflexive pronoun that would need a preposition in front of it, to be correct (unless you're saying something like, 'I gave myself a pedicure.'). Even then, there's an understood 'to' after 'gave.'
2007-12-01 06:54:56 · answer #4 · answered by Chantal G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the first one.
2007-12-01 06:53:34 · answer #5 · answered by Emma 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋