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  1. He is taller than I.
  2. He is taller than me.

I saw both sentences on an official website of a famous university in Indiana, USA. On the grammar page, sentence one is an example of how personal pronouns are used. While sentence two is considered negative and ungrammatical. In the Oxford Dictionary, sentence two is correct because " than" is defined as a preposition. So, I'm wondering, which should I trust.

user421993
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    Your research doesn't indicate it's required but only provides evidence it's not required, so why are you asking a question that contradicts the findings of your own research? Also, don't confuse style with grammar. If some conspicuously and suspiciously unnamed "famous university" in Indiana may allegedly require its writers use "I" instead of "me" (only "may" since you fail to actually say it does), that's an issue of style, not grammar. Oxford University saying "me" is acceptable is grammar, but if it told its writers not to use "I," which is also grammatical, that'd be style. – Benjamin Harman May 02 '21 at 22:22
  • @ Benjamin Harman, Sorry, if my examples (or I ) may mislead you about the point. It is truly said on the webpage of Purdue University at OWL.purdue.edu, that " me " is incorrect and ungrammatical in the second example. – user421993 May 02 '21 at 23:34
  • @Laurel, Thanks for your link. I've got it. – user421993 May 02 '21 at 23:54
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    They are both possible, though nominative "I" is considered overly formal. – BillJ May 03 '21 at 08:05

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