Custom Search   [ Correct English | Common Errors |  | Sample Letters | Glossary of Correct Usage | Common Sentences | Q & A ] [ English Compositions | High School Vocab | Words | Phrases | Celebrity | Poetry Corner | SPM essays ] [ Literary English | Word Differentiation ] Sponsored Links <<Prev Questions and Answers Next>>     TOEFL Vocabulary English Conversation English Grammar American Idioms English Comprehension English Summary English News Movie Reviews   me, my, mine ?             Question : Recently I made a sentence " I don't think native speakers find my website interesting unless their English is worse than me ". I wonder if the ' me ' is used correctly ?  Somehow it doesn't look correct to me.       --------------------------------------------------       RonBee ( English expert )     It shouldn't look correct. The word should be mine. Thus, the sentence would be: I don't think native speakers find my website interesting unless their English is worse than mine. In that sentence mine means my English. If you need to know what part of speech that is I would say it is a noun but it is also a possessive. Does my explanation make sense to you?       --------------------------------------------------       Casiopea ( English teacher )   : She...than I (subject pronoun...than subject pronoun) She...than me (subject pronoun...than object pronoun *common usage) Her...than my... (possessive pronoun...than possessive pronoun) Hers...than mine... (possessive pronoun...than possessive pronoun) my X = mine. That is, you can reduced the phrase 'my house' to one word, mine. So, His English is better than my English. His English is better than mine.             I gotta go ? How many of you ? I am well ? get off / get down ? me, my, mine ? See or sees ? Christmas blues ? Wait vs wait for ? Compliment ( s ) ? friend or friend's ?   in advance, ahead of, earlier ? solve,  resolve ? a lot of , lots of ? In, on and along ? Why not Labor's Day ? Present perfect tense, simple past tense    Explain this in Malay            Besides or besides that Know and know of Live or stay ?       Sponsored Links       American Slang English Proverbs English Exercises Common English mistakes Ancient Chinese stories Junior English essays High School English essays Lower Secondary English essays