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Correct grammar? Different THAN or FROM
I got this in a book.
Creditor financing is different than equity financing in that an agreement.
Correct grammar? Isn't it "different from"
Creditor financing is different than equity financing in that an agreement.
Correct grammar? Isn't it "different from"
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[nq:1]I got this in a book. Creditor financing is different than equity financing in that an agreement. Correct grammar?
- [nq:1]I got this in a book.
- Creditor financing is different than equity financing in that an agreement.
- Correct grammar?
- Isn't it "different from"[/nq] "Different from" is usual in this context in the UK, "different than" in the US.
- It's probably not helpful to think in terms of correct/incorrect.
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[nq:1]I got this in a book. Creditor financing is different than equity financing in that an agreement. Correct grammar? Isn't it "different from"[/nq]
"Different from" is usual in this context in the UK, "different than" in the US. It's probably not helpful to think in terms of correct/incorrect.
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"Different from" is usual in this context in the UK, "different than" in the US. It's probably not helpful to think in terms of correct/incorrect.
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[nq:1]I got this in a book. Creditor financing is different than equity financing in that an agreement. Correct grammar? Isn't it "different from"[/nq]
You'll often hear , but the form that attracts the fewest objections, at least in America, remains . The idiom you'll want to shun, unless you seek to sound British, is .
You'll often hear , but the form that attracts the fewest objections, at least in America, remains . The idiom you'll want to shun, unless you seek to sound British, is .
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To this American, raised in Eastern Pennsylvania, "different than" sounds most natural.
Bob
Bob
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[nq:1]Creditor financing is different than equity financing in that an agreement. Correct grammar? Isn't it "different from"?[/nq]
"Different than", "different from", "diffrent to", same difference.
Stefano
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"Different than", "different from", "diffrent to", same difference.
Stefano
http://www.steve-and-pattie.com/esperantujo
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[nq:2]I got this in a book. Creditor financing is different than equity financing in that an agreement. Correct grammar? Isn't it "different from"[/nq]
[nq:1]You'll often hear , but the form that attracts the fewest objections, at least in America, remains .[/nq]
I agree that the least edited and changed form is "different from", while "different than" is still in common use, despite the e
[nq:1]You'll often hear , but the form that attracts the fewest objections, at least in America, remains .[/nq]
I agree that the least edited and changed form is "different from", while "different than" is still in common use, despite the e
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Stefano MacGregor filted:
[nq:2]Creditor financing is different than equity financing in that an agreement. Correct grammar? Isn't it "different from"?[/nq]
[nq:1]"Different than", "different from", "diffrent to", same difference.[/nq]
One even hears "different as"...don't like it myself..r
[nq:2]Creditor financing is different than equity financing in that an agreement. Correct grammar? Isn't it "different from"?[/nq]
[nq:1]"Different than", "different from", "diffrent to", same difference.[/nq]
One even hears "different as"...don't like it myself..r
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[nq:1]I got this in a book. Creditor financing is different than equity financing in that an agreement. Correct grammar? Isn't it "different from"[/nq]
I would never use "different than" in this context, always "different from". "Different than", if I use it at all (and I'll usually write around it rather than use it), draws a comparison involving a single subject under different circumstances
I would never use "different than" in this context, always "different from". "Different than", if I use it at all (and I'll usually write around it rather than use it), draws a comparison involving a single subject under different circumstances
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[nq:1]I got this in a book.[/nq]
Are you a native English speaker? I think most of
us would write either "I found this in a book" or
"I got this from a book."
[nq:1]Creditor financing is different than equity financing in that an agreement. Correct grammar? Isn't it "different from"[/nq]
Entry for "different from, different than, different to":
These three have been us
Are you a native English speaker? I think most of
us would write either "I found this in a book" or
"I got this from a book."
[nq:1]Creditor financing is different than equity financing in that an agreement. Correct grammar? Isn't it "different from"[/nq]
Entry for "different from, different than, different to":
These three have been us
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[nq:2]I got this in a book. Creditor financing is different than equity financing in that an agreement. Correct grammar? Isn't it "different from"[/nq]
[nq:1]You'll often hear , but the form that attracts the fewest objections, at least in America, remains . The idiomyou'll want to shun, unless you seek to sound British, is .[/nq]
"Different to" is widely heard in the UK, but makes many na
[nq:1]You'll often hear , but the form that attracts the fewest objections, at least in America, remains . The idiomyou'll want to shun, unless you seek to sound British, is .[/nq]
"Different to" is widely heard in the UK, but makes many na
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Different than is correct and standard in some parts of the world. The phrase that is completely wrong, yet often heard is 'different to'.
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