January 24, 2011

Grammar Bit #11.


THEN vs THAN

Then refers to time.

Than refers to a difference in comparison.


EXAMPLES (THEN):

It snowed during lunch, then stopped.

I was in better shape then.

Brittany cut in front of me, then Michelle, and then Tina.


EXAMPLES (THAN):

I would rather walk than run.

She had nothing to do other than study.

Rather than wait for the bus, I took my car to work.

He is younger than me.

6 comments:

  1. lol, I was making that mistake!
    Thanks for warning me : )

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  2. I'm pretty sure I don't make this mistake...

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  3. This is one that I get confused with sometimes. Thanks for posting it!

    I have a question though. In your second example it says, "I was in better shape then". If you added a name at the end would it change to "than"?

    "I was in better shape than Brittany"

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  4. @Jen - Yes! If you add a name at the end, it would become "than."

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  5. Thank you!! This is one of my pet peeves. Along with it's/its and weather/whether.

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  6. Oh, homophones are such a pet peeve of mine. It's versus its bugs me a lot, too/two/to. ;)

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