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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
In less than or less then
Hey Guys and Gals,
This is something I'm always having issues with and wondered if you might be able to shed some light on it for me.
In less than 24 hours......
or
In less then 24 hours......
I know spell checker tells me it's than but in my understanding than is for comparison, without reference to time and then is for a sequential/time related statement. So in the instance above why is it than or is the almighty spell check wrong? (don't think that's the case)
Any help would be ace
Regards Ryan
This is something I'm always having issues with and wondered if you might be able to shed some light on it for me.
In less than 24 hours......
or
In less then 24 hours......
I know spell checker tells me it's than but in my understanding than is for comparison, without reference to time and then is for a sequential/time related statement. So in the instance above why is it than or is the almighty spell check wrong? (don't think that's the case)
Any help would be ace
Regards Ryan
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If you haven't figured it out by now, then I doubt we'll be able to help, but anyway-- the comparison is there, and times can be compared as easily as anything else can: In less than 24 hours.
- If you haven't figured it out by now, then I doubt we'll be able to help, but anyway-- the comparison is there, and times can be compared as easily as anything else can: In less than 24 hours.
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If you haven't figured it out by now, then I doubt we'll be able to help, but anyway-- the comparison is there, and times can be compared as easily as anything else can:
In less
In less
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