I don't know when I should use "different from" instead of "different than".
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Ralph Leyland
on August 14, 2008
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I'm not so different from you. Yet we are more different than I'd expected.
Use from when comparing nouns.
Use than when comparing a noun and clause.
I know this tidbit and two or three other things about grammar. I almost feel smart now, except I know I'm probably just full of shit.
Thanks, Bruce! Vote changed.
That's all I have to offer as I've hit the bottom of my knowledge bucket. Perhaps time will refill my bucket.
Awesome. Voting agree as I know that I'll forget this wonderful tidbit in an hour.
How about I punch you in the face when you get it wrong? Or would you prefer I trap your cod in the George Foreman grill instead?
Is the Foreman Grill trap different than what my wife does when she's PO'd at me?
Correct usage is as follows:
A is different to B.
A differs from B.
Can you provide a source for this wisdom, felix? I cannot recall any grammar or style guide that suggests "different to" should be used in any circumstance.
Ralph: when I do it, it's been switched on "high" for at least five minutes.
B'zizzzzleypop.
DeWe, that's definitely worse.