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?
Answers:
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.
I would say person A is taller than both his brothers
what is this,, a puzzle game?
Person A is taller than his brothers
A is taller than his two brothers.
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.
the answer is " person A is taller than his brother" . if there were more than 3 brothers than you would use AMONG
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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