Today a friend of ours came to clarify certain grammar exercises done by his daughter during tuition class. he was worried when her daughter came back showing some papers marked by her tuition teacher.
Well, it was not easy on our part too as grammar is a part of English that creates so much confusion even among grammarians...the so called expert in English.

The sentence goes: He is taller than (her/ she)....she answered her but the teacher said she. Normally, people say he is taller than her, so that was what we told our friend....later when checked, actually the answer was he is taller than she(is).......ha apa ni?

So, ladies and gentlemen, do not think that what you always use is always correct, check first. actually both answers were correct. the only difference is:

He is taller THAN she is correctly used if THAN is used as a conjunction and it is considered true in formal academic purpose but if it is used as a preposition, the sentence should go He is taller than her.....which is informally used, mostly in spoken english..ha pening kan.

Actually no one can really claim that he/she is well-versed in grammar especially when English is not our first language...we must always check and check, study and study, read and read because grammar evolves...just like our BM....

be careful to avoid making mistakes, even a silly one coz it would reflect our ability in mastering the language....

Camana Ni

Petang kelmarin we all went shopping for groceries at Yawata. before leaving Ayish beria2 nak beli air milo dalam tin. umi tak suka sangat beli air tu sebab milo dia pekat dan manis sangat. leh kencing manis. tapi biasalah ayish tu mesti dia nak punya. ok, kami belikan. tu tak campur calcium yogurt lagi, siap nak yg tindan 2 set sebab ada mainan. adui.....

Dalam kereta, sementara menunggu amik Adik yg sekolah petang di Darulaman, ayishpun minumlah milo itu seorang diri, umi minta sikitpun dia marah. sekali......tiba-tiba ayish menangis teresak2..huhuhuhuhu......

ayish sakit perut, ayish takut, ayish nak muntah ke? mana air, ayish nak air.
Ha......biarkan...biarkan.....

Ayish nangis lagi, sungguh2 ni. ( pandai anak umi tu berlakon)....sambil bertanya lagi:

ayish ok ke? ayish tak kan muntah ke?

Puas juga umi pujuk jangan nangis sambe tu umi terus masuk jarum, nasihat kan ayish:

Tu la , umi dah kata, kalau umi tak bagi jangan buat. inilah akibatnya. lain kali dengar cakap umi tau. habar kat kakak2 dan abang2, dengar cakap umi.....bla bla bla umi berleter....

Umi: ayish nak jadi anak yg baik dak?
Ayish: ya, ya...macamana ni nak jadi anak yang baik..huhuhu.....umi, ayish nak jadi baik.

ha....sudah insaf ayish ni........umi dan seluruh isi kereta gelak dengar tangisan pengakuan ayish.