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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

TO vs FROM

Hi,

Following is from a British Council podcast:

"Bollywood films are quite different to Hollywood films."

Could somebody please comment on the use of 'to' in this sentence? I would expect to see a different preposition there...

Which of the following three versions are okay with you?

(1) Bollywood films are quite different to Hollywood films.
(2) Bollywood films are quite different from Hollywood films.
(3) Bollywood films are quite different than Hollywood films. (only AmEng?)

thanks in advance for your replies

mus-te
  

Top answer

I always use from after different . According to the Oxford online dictionary, to is more common in BrE, than is more common in AmE, and from is the most common of all—and rightly so, in my opinion.

— RandomGuy

  • I always use from after different .
  • According to the Oxford online dictionary, to is more common in BrE, than is more common in AmE, and from is the most common of all—and rightly so, in my opinion.
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I always use from after different. According to the Oxford online dictionary, to is more common in BrE, than is more common in AmE, and from is the most common of all—and rightly so, in my opinion.
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...and I use "than." Either of them is a better choice than "to."
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