So you know that “We get things done” shows the correct use of the subject “we.” And that “He gave the job to us” shows the correct use of the object “us.” But which of the following is grammatically correct?
- Our clients see enormous value in using outside editors, and nobody is better positioned to capitalize on this than us.
- Our clients see enormous value in using outside editors, and nobody is better positioned to capitalize on this than we.
If you went with #2, you’re correct. It should be “we” at the end. The understood verb is “are,” as in “nobody is better positioned to capitalize on this than we are.” Most people agree it sounds a little better with the verb explicitly added.
Source: ProofreadNOW.com
I’ve always hated grammar as a set of arbitrary rules. I agree that it depends on whether you treat the “than as a preposition or a conjunction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Than
Keyword being ‘arbitrary’. Indeed. It’s the arbitrarily accepted yet inherently flawed conventions in language that bother me most. Just because something is accepted doesn’t make it correct.
I love to get into these discussions. But that doesn’t mean my opinion is better then anybody else’s.