Patranus
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skooma is correct. Formally, than I > than me > then me.
Original: this chimp is smarter then me.
Should read: This chimp is smarter than I.
This is because, in this instance, "than" is used as a conjunction and not a preposition. As such, the pronouns after it should be in the subjective case, i.e., "This chimp is smarter than I (am.)
Almost no one consistently uses the subjective (I) rather the objective (me), though.
The classic in this case is:
"Who's there?"
"Only me."
The answer should be, "Only I" as in "Only I (am)" because there is no reason grammatical reason to use the objective case (me) there instead of the subjective (I.) I mean, WHAT would "me" be the object of in "Only me"? Nuttin', honey.
Nevertheless, most of us answer "Me" because "I" just doesn't sound right to our ears.
Where this formal grammar helps, though, is when one needs to make fine distinctions of meaning, to wit:
This chimp has more fans than I. <----- He has more fans than I do.
This chimp has more fans than me. <------ I am not his only fan.
However, these days, most of us do indeed say, "This chimp has more fans than me" even when we mean he has more fans than I (do.)
What does make the Grammar Baby Jesus weep, though, is this new(er) low in the annals of written ignorance from those who SOMEHOW don't know the distinct difference between "then" and "than."
Are people who live and breathe and post amongst us really that ignorant?
Me am rather die then be and sound that dum. :awe:
- Oct 9, 1999
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skooma is correct. Formally, than I > than me > then me.
Original: this chimp is smarter then me.
Should read: This chimp is smarter than I.
This is because, in this instance, "than" is used as a conjunction and not a preposition. As such, the pronouns after it should be in the subjective case, i.e., "This chimp is smarter than I (am.)
Almost no one consistently uses the subjective (I) rather the objective (me), though.
The classic in this case is:
"Who's there?"
"Only me."
The answer should be, "Only I" as in "Only I (am)" because there is no reason grammatical reason to use the objective case (me) there instead of the subjective (I.) I mean, WHAT would "me" be the object of in "Only me"? Nuttin', honey.
Nevertheless, most of us answer "Me" because "I" just doesn't sound right to our ears.
Where this formal grammar helps, though, is when one needs to make fine distinctions of meaning, to wit:
This chimp has more fans than I. <----- He has more fans than I do.
This chimp has more fans than me. <------ I am not his only fan.
However, these days, most of us do indeed say, "This chimp has more fans than me" even when we mean he has more fans than I (do.)
What does make the Grammar Baby Jesus weep, though, is this new(er) low in the annals of written ignorance from those who SOMEHOW don't know the distinct difference between "then" and "than."
Are people who live and breathe and post amongst us really that ignorant?
Me am rather die then be and sound that dum. :awe:
you must be real bored.....
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As must you. At least my post was informative to those few who might care. Yours, not so much. <shrug>
Smart monkey.
/facepalm
Chimps are apes, not monkeys. Savage ignorance!
SlitheryDee
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That chimp got nothing on Perknose
Anyway... At first I was impressed, BUT then I realized he took TEN minutes to come up with that... Im pretty sure a normal person would have thought of that in under a minute
dennilfloss
Past Lifer 1957-2014 In Memoriam
Ha! For some reason I thought the chimp would pee in the tube to raise the peanut. Didn't occur to me that it would have access to water nearby.
dennilfloss
Past Lifer 1957-2014 In Memoriam
This just in: amdhunter likes to pee on his nuts and then munch.
I read the OP's post, and turned on the video. Within 1 second of seeing the problem presented I thought "Hes going to piss in the tube."
And you know, thats precisely why it took this chimp 10 minutes. She had watched the other 20 male chimps who could aim into the tube. So for 10 minutes the female chimp sat stumped, trying to figure out what she could substitute for urine.
the thread is about a chimp spitting water in a tube. It is not about proper grammar. "OMG>.....he posted then..not than.. blah blah blah". Get over yourself.
GodisanAtheist
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbwRHIuXqMU
Watch that if you want to blow your fucking mind.
In short, tiny basket of food is placed at the bottom of a tube and a CROW (yes a freaking bird) is given a wire. The crow tries for a few seconds to fish the basket out of the tube with the wire, realizing thats not going to work the crow bends the wire into a hook and gets the basket and the food.
Thats a crow, a bird, using tools to solve a problem. Birds do not even have a neo-cortex (all that extra brain that exists only in mammals which we believe makes us so smart). "Bird brain" indeed.
Watch that if you want to blow your fucking mind.
In short, tiny basket of food is placed at the bottom of a tube and a CROW (yes a freaking bird) is given a wire. The crow tries for a few seconds to fish the basket out of the tube with the wire, realizing thats not going to work the crow bends the wire into a hook and gets the basket and the food.
Thats a crow, a bird, using tools to solve a problem. Birds do not even have a neo-cortex (all that extra brain that exists only in mammals which we believe makes us so smart). "Bird brain" indeed.
her209
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Schadenfroh
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That chimp is actually a member of ATOT. He was our first non-human member from Earth. You guys will have to guess who he is, as we are not allowed to reveal such information due to privacy laws regarding non-human sentient beings.
her209
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