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grammaticality

Is it

He had more experience than I, he having produced more than 10 songs already.

or

He had more experience than I, him having produced more than 10 songs already.

The latter sounds more natural to me, but the former seems more grammatically consistent—alas I don't know what the parts are called to delve further. The questions Is "all that he have" correct? and https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/119167/he-have-a-point-is-this-correct were all I could find and didn't seem specifically relevant, AFAICT.

Best Answer

Young's Literal Translation of the Bible contains:

[Luke 15]: 13 `And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously; 14 and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want...

But I'd agree that the inclusion of the 'he' is archaic (not 'wrong!') here.

However, I wouldn't quibble about the following example (B) of the usage:

(A) John and Jennie each had more experience than I / me, John (for instance) having produced more than 10 songs already.

...

(B) John and his sister each had more experience than I / me, he having produced more than 10 songs already.

(Add the 'for instance' in A / B if you wish - it's logical.)

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