Grammar

“They prefer it more than me,” he says.

Before I can even tell myself not to, it pops out: “Than I.”

He raises a brow, but is smiling. Fortunately. “You’re right.”

(The two best words in the English language.)

“But…” he continues, “it could have been ‘than me’ if I was saying they did not prefer me. Like… they prefer it more than they prefer me.”

My brain takes a second to process this.

“Yep. I suppose you are also right.”