Then And Than, Proper Use
#1
Posted 14 December 2018 - 08:00 AM
Then:
Used to indicate what happened or what happens next.
I was younger then. Eat dinner then you can have dessert.
Than:
Used to introduce the second element in a comparison.
I like MWO more than Battletech. My score is higher than your score.
Thank you for your cooperation.
#2
Posted 14 December 2018 - 08:03 AM
Eatit, on 14 December 2018 - 08:00 AM, said:
Then:
Used to indicate what happened or what happens next.
I was younger then. Eat dinner then you can have dessert.
Than:
Used to introduce the second element in a comparison.
I like MWO more than Battletech. My score is higher than your score.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Posts grammar lesson on MWO forums. Seems out of place.
#4
Posted 14 December 2018 - 08:40 AM
Edited by Bombast, 14 December 2018 - 08:46 AM.
#5
Posted 14 December 2018 - 08:53 AM
Bombast, on 14 December 2018 - 08:40 AM, said:
Congrats, you heavily triggered my "there, their, they're"-OCD for a second, you did that on purpose, right? ... Right?
Edited by Daggett, 14 December 2018 - 04:22 PM.
#6
Posted 14 December 2018 - 08:54 AM
Bombast, on 14 December 2018 - 08:40 AM, said:
Or you could start communicating with their native language instead of English? And see how many "small" grammar mistakes you will make.
#8
Posted 14 December 2018 - 09:11 AM
#9
Posted 14 December 2018 - 09:27 AM
#10
Posted 14 December 2018 - 09:47 AM
Edited by draiocht, 14 December 2018 - 09:55 AM.
unconstructive
#11
Posted 14 December 2018 - 09:53 AM
Bud Crue, on 14 December 2018 - 09:27 AM, said:
It is better than ever is correct. When you use the whole expression it makes more sense. It is better than it ever was.
Than is correct in that sentence because it introduces the second element of the comparison. You were comparing it to it in a different time.
I agree that they both sound correct and it took a minute for me to realize which was correct. Well played sir.
#12
Posted 14 December 2018 - 09:55 AM
Off Topic Discussions.[/mod]
#13
Posted 14 December 2018 - 10:14 AM
#15
Posted 14 December 2018 - 11:55 AM
#16
Posted 14 December 2018 - 03:25 PM
#18
Posted 15 December 2018 - 12:46 PM
Your'e lucky people even try, and my phone loves to mess my spelling fu up
Also
#19
Posted 15 December 2018 - 06:15 PM
#20
Posted 17 December 2018 - 07:27 AM
Curccu, on 14 December 2018 - 08:54 AM, said:
English is NOT my native language .
Funnily enough I have to correct native English speakers way too often ...
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