Hello, I have got another question, would you please be so kind as to help me with it?
I hear people use a "comparison" which I don't find in the grammar books. For example:
--> He is more interested in the subject than WHAT you thought.
Wouldn't it rather be: He is more interested in the subject than you thought (he was)? Why is WHAT used?
--> He is not as interested in the subject as WHAT you thought.
Here the same, isn't it correct to say: He is as interested in the subject as you thought (he was)?
Is there a difference in the meaning or is one "bad language"?
Thank you very much for your kind help!
Use of "than what" correct?
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Re: Use of "than what" correct?
Nonstandard.
--> more interested (etc.) than you thought.
--> more interested (etc.) than you thought.