To Be Better...Than is used for an overall comparison of two things.
Example: #1) Coke is better than Pepsi.
#2) San Diego is better than Los Angeles.
#3) My mom is better than your mom.
#4) Motorcycles are better than cars.
#5) Zebras are better than horses.
To be a better...than uses a title/role, narrowing the definition of quality.
Example: #1) He is a better guitarist than me.
#2) Kevin is a better employee than David.
#3) I am a better parent than my father was.
#4) My mother is a better cook than my wife.
#5) You are a better lover than my husband.
To Be Better At...Than is used for comparing the quality of a skill.
Example: #1) He is better at swimming than I am.
#2) She is better at lying than me.
#3) Kevin is better at kissing ass than David.
#4) My girlfriend is better at English than me.
#5) I am better at cooking than she is.
Example: #1) Coke is better than Pepsi.
#2) San Diego is better than Los Angeles.
#3) My mom is better than your mom.
#4) Motorcycles are better than cars.
#5) Zebras are better than horses.
To be a better...than uses a title/role, narrowing the definition of quality.
Example: #1) He is a better guitarist than me.
#2) Kevin is a better employee than David.
#3) I am a better parent than my father was.
#4) My mother is a better cook than my wife.
#5) You are a better lover than my husband.
To Be Better At...Than is used for comparing the quality of a skill.
Example: #1) He is better at swimming than I am.
#2) She is better at lying than me.
#3) Kevin is better at kissing ass than David.
#4) My girlfriend is better at English than me.
#5) I am better at cooking than she is.
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