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Old 04-27-2010, 09:17 AM   #1
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Exclamation Then and Than, there IS a difference.

THAN


Unlike then, than is not related to time. Than is used in comparative statements.




EXAMPLES:


~Another pair of words that I see misused far more often
than
not is than and then.
~He is taller than I am.
~Other than the interest on a small inheritance, he had no income.
~Today's students certainly do seem to read less than students in previous generations did.
~We learned more on the playground than we did in the classroom.
~Despite their lack of flavor, the hothouse tomatoes cost far more than those from the farmers' market.




THEN


Then is used either as a time marker or with a sequence of events.




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~I took all of the exams in the morning, and then I spent the rest of the day catching up on sleep.
~Back then we knew what was expected of us.
~I bought apples from this orchard last summer, but I seem to remember paying more for them then.
~Look over the study guide first, and then if you still have questions bring them up in class.


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Old 04-27-2010, 11:24 AM   #2
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Ok, basic knowledge... now what?
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Old 04-27-2010, 02:27 PM   #3
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Ok, basic knowledge... now what?

Hoping some folks might read it, then apply it; sooner than later.
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Old 04-27-2010, 02:54 PM   #4
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sooner "than" later or sooner "then" later?
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Old 04-28-2010, 07:11 AM   #5
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sooner "than" later or sooner "then" later?
That all depends on context.....
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Old 04-28-2010, 11:47 AM   #6
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Thanks, screwey. Glad to know I can cancel my membership to the grammar community information exchange and get my daily dose here. Keep 'em coming.
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Old 04-28-2010, 01:43 PM   #7
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There, their, they're.

Further, farther.

Its, it's.

Eventually you just get numb to it.
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Old 04-28-2010, 02:12 PM   #8
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Oh, and:

prolly <-- NOT A WORD
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Old 04-28-2010, 03:35 PM   #9
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sooner "than" later or sooner "then" later?

Sooner beforelater. Right? Huh?
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Old 04-28-2010, 05:48 PM   #10
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Sooner beforelater. Right? Huh?
Unless you want it twice, sooner then later.
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Old 04-28-2010, 06:00 PM   #11
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Discreet, discrete.
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Old 04-28-2010, 06:49 PM   #12
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i hate the T9 feature on texts. accidentally txt a provider that i wanted to "kick her puppy". damn cell phones!!
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Old 04-28-2010, 10:20 PM   #13
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Then is also used in conditionals. If condition, then asserted action, else deasserted action. If I hobby, then it's a team sport, else it's an individual event.

Then can also be implied in conditions. Asserted action if condition. I hobby if I have the money, time, and need.

See, grammar can be hobby related!
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Old 04-28-2010, 10:30 PM   #14
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"Step away from the passive pluperfect participle, sir..."



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Old 04-28-2010, 10:47 PM   #15
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Having been educated by Sir Monk and Wiktionary...
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