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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

FROM/ THAN/ TO

Hi! What's the difference between ''from'', ''than'' and ''to''? I have read that ''from'' is the most common form, that ''than'' is american and ''to'' is brittish but I want to make sure about this. If anybody can answer I would be very pleased. Thank you so much.
  

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I'm not sure I understand the question - each of those words has a separate meaning but I wonder whether you're looking at the 'different ... ' phrase? If so, it's a tricky one; there are those who claim 'different from' is the only acceptable version but in reality, 'different than' is very common in US English and 'different to' is very common in British English.

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  • I'm not sure I understand the question - each of those words has a separate meaning but I wonder whether you're looking at the 'different ...
  • ' phrase?
  • If so, it's a tricky one; there are those who claim 'different from' is the only acceptable version but in reality, 'different than' is very common in US English and 'different to' is very common in British English.
  • I'm not sure anyone would criticise you for using any of the constructions although it's worth bearing in mind in which country your writing will be read.
  • For instance, if you wrote 'different than' in the UK it'd be thought a bit odd.
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I'm not sure I understand the question - each of those words has a separate meaning but I wonder whether you're looking at the 'different ... ' phrase?
If so, it's a tricky one; there are those who claim 'different from' is the only acceptable version but in reality, 'different than' is very common in US English and 'different to' is very common in British English.
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