Then or than here?
Sentence : No one has done more damage to media credibility than the two deep state arm of xyz government...
Question : What should be used in the sentence than or then? Kindly also explain it.
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walk mango 411 No one has done more damage to media credibility than the two deep state arm s of xyz government. 'then' is an adverb of time and wrong in the comparative structure above. Some native speakers sometimes spell it wrong and write 'then', or even some may pronounce them quite similarly in their non-standard accents, but it's always 'than' when comparatives are involved.
- walk mango 411 No one has done more damage to media credibility than the two deep state arm s of xyz government.
- 'then' is an adverb of time and wrong in the comparative structure above.
- Some native speakers sometimes spell it wrong and write 'then', or even some may pronounce them quite similarly in their non-standard accents, but it's always 'than' when comparatives are involved.
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walk mango 411No one has done more damage to media credibility than the two deep state arms of xyz government.
'then' is an adverb of time and wrong in the comparative structure above.
Some native speakers sometimes spell it wrong and write 'then'
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