You treat my children (different/differently) (than/form) your own.

0 You will hear all the permutations of these, and in British English "different(ly) TO". 02br
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00There is nothing jarringly incorrect about any of them, but the grammar books you find in the U.S. say that the correct form for this situation is "differently from". 02br
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00CJ 0-

0 Hello CJ 02br
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00I think it would be better to write this way; 02br
00 You treated my children 01b00as02b00 different from/than your own. 02br
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00To me, "differently" sounds an adverb oriented to the subject rather than the object. 02br
00Am I wrong? 02br
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0 "You treat my children as different from your own" = You treat my children as though my children were different from your children. Really, all children are pretty much alike. 02br
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00"You treat my children differently from your own" = You act differently toward my children than you act toward your own children. You are more lenient with your own children, but I wish

0 Help! Suddenly the display on my screen is so wide that I have to scroll way over to see the whole post. Why does this happen? How can I undo it?? 0-

0 Hello Khoff 02br
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00So you agree to my intuitive understanding that 'differently' is oriented to the subject. Right? Anyway thank you for the reply. I'll be done with this thread. 02br
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0 Yes, "differently" applies to "you" (the subject) and "different" applies to the children (object). 0-

0 Paco, 02br
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00I don't quite see it that way. "differently" ("in a different way") modifies the verb "treat". I can't imagine how it could modify "you". "You in a different way" or "You, acting in a different way", or "A different you" (!) are not possible interpretations, in my opinion. 02br
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00"The treatment you apply to my children is [not

0 Hello CJ 02br
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00English is your native language and you are a teacher of English, whereas I'm a mere learner still at a beginner's level. So I don't have any intention to argue with you about English and I think it's the most difficult thing in the world. But I would be obliged if you would have a look at the sample sentences below and understand a little of my thought

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00(1) To act or behave in a specified manner toward. 12br
10 He treated me rudely. [He was rude]. 12br
10 He treated us with respect. [He had some respect toward us]. 12br
10Is it possible to say "He treated us different" in this sense? If we say "He treated us differently", it would mean "He (His attitude) was different

0 Back to the original question: 02br
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00The treatment is what was different, therefore, 'different' must be used to describe the treatment, hence it must be used as an adverb and ergo, the sentence must read: 02br
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00"You treated my children differently than your own." 02br
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00I'd use 'than' simply because a comparison's b