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Unread 02-26-2011, 09:39 AM
Roger Slater Roger Slater is offline
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I don't know. I agree there is some laxness in the rule, but "taller than her" sounds a bit crude to me. But "taller than she" sounds stilted. I think I generally find myself saying "taller than she is," including the verb just to make it clear that my choice of pronoun is correct.
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