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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Different from or different than? #50438 12/20/2001 9:31 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC Well, the best I can say is I can understand what the rule means in the context. But it's abysmal. I have never used different with any other modifier than from. This differs from what other people do, I know, but the first three words of this sentence is why I use different from rather than different than. Can you really imagine someone saying "It differs than the rest"??? TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Different from or different than? Faldage 12/20/2001 9:02 PM Re: Different from or different than? TEd Remington 12/20/2001 9:31 PM Re: Different from or different than? tsuwm 12/20/2001 9:51 PM Re: Different from or different than? Keiva 12/21/2001 1:14 AM Re: Different from or different than? Faldage 12/21/2001 2:04 AM Re: Different from or different than? doc_comfort 12/21/2001 4:25 AM Re: Different from or different than? maverick 02/11/2005 2:31 PM Re: Different from or different than? tsuwm 02/11/2005 2:52 PM Re: Different from or different than? maverick 02/11/2005 2:59 PM Re: Different from or different than? Vernon Compton 02/11/2005 8:06 PM Re: Different from or different than? themilum 02/11/2005 10:48 PM Re: Different from or different than? themilum 02/11/2005 3:20 PM Re: Different from or different than? tsuwm 02/11/2005 3:33 PM Re: Different from or different than? themilum 02/11/2005 4:11 PM Re: Different from or different than? maverick 02/11/2005 4:36 PM Re: Different from or different than? Wordwind 02/11/2005 4:47 PM Re: Different from or different than? themilum 02/11/2005 7:56 PM Re: Different from or different than? Faldage 02/11/2005 10:48 PM Re: Different from or different than? Wordwind 02/12/2005 12:59 AM Re: wrinkle, wrinkle, litttle brain maverick 02/12/2005 1:10 AM Re: wrinkle, wrinkle, litttle brain themilum 02/12/2005 2:24 AM Re: wrinkle, wrinkle, litttle stars & stripes maverick 02/12/2005 11:34 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,469 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 20 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,273 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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