A few days ago
Memories

Taller than others or tallest among others?

Brothers:

Person A: tallest

Person B: 2nd tallest

Person C: shortest

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Would you say…

Person A is the tallest among his brothers

or

Person A is taller than his brothers?

Top 8 Answers
A few days ago
Anonymous

Favorite Answer

My eggs are officially scrambled.

Now, I will proceed to add salt and fresh black pepper.

Who says breakfast is confined between 8 & 11am.?

Tallest.

My sausage is burning – oh well – I’ll pretend it’s Cajun.

Actually, both options apply.

wang?

My toast is ready to be buttered.

Yet my coffee has yet to bloom.

wang.

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A few days ago
Spyderbear
Either could be correct. If you are talking about them all as individuals, tallest among is correct.

If comparing Person A to “his brothers” as a group, than taller than is correct.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
Person A is taller than his brothers
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A few days ago
ShaunaS
I would say person A is taller than both his brothers
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A few days ago
Nick
the answer is ” person A is taller than his brother” …. if there were more than 3 brothers than you would use AMONG
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A few days ago
Buzzy
A is taller than his two brothers.
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A few days ago
cha cha
Taller than. because among requires more than two people. 2 people: between, betwixt. 3 or more people: among. Hope this helped.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
what is this,, a puzzle game?
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