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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Different than/from
"There are witnesses whose reports before 1970 say different things than their memoirs after 1980."
"Different than" here sounds better than "different from." Of course, one could say:
"There are witnesses whose reports before 1970 say different things from what is said in their memoirs after 1980."
"There are witnesses whose reports before 1970 say things which differ from what is said in their memoirs after 1980."
"Different than" here sounds better than "different from." Of course, one could say:
"There are witnesses whose reports before 1970 say different things from what is said in their memoirs after 1980."
"There are witnesses whose reports before 1970 say things which differ from what is said in their memoirs after 1980."
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Hi Anon Many people say different to, but the 'correct' form is different from . It's difficult to disapprove, though, when different to was the accepted form in Victorian times, not to mention the fact that the American different than is making inroads into English usage. For the moment, however, different from is safest.
- Hi Anon Many people say different to, but the 'correct' form is different from .
- It's difficult to disapprove, though, when different to was the accepted form in Victorian times, not to mention the fact that the American different than is making inroads into English usage.
- For the moment, however, different from is safest.
- BillJ
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Hi Anon
Many people say different to, but the 'correct' form is different from .
It's difficult to disapprove, though, when different to was the accepted form in Victorian times, not to mention the fact that the American different than is making inroads into English usage.
For the moment, however, different from is safest.
Many people say different to, but the 'correct' form is different from .
It's difficult to disapprove, though, when different to was the accepted form in Victorian times, not to mention the fact that the American different than is making inroads into English usage.
For the moment, however, different from is safest.
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