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Is the following sentence grammatically correct:

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koolrashid
 
Reply Thu 31 Jul, 2014 10:20 pm
Is the following sentence grammatically correct:
My sister is elder than/to me.
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fresco
 
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Reply Thu 31 Jul, 2014 11:55 pm
@koolrashid,
No. "Elder" is never used in conjunction with "than".
Either...
My sister is the elder of the two of us.
Or...
My sister is older than me.
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