I can't stand the sound of different than
Oops--I shall try to remember that! Isn't it funny--some incorrect things I have adopted--probably regionalisms; and yet, I bristle right up at so many other mis-usages (if that's a word).
Although I'm glad you said that, ww and mg--I was wondering if I was the only one who lets things like that get to me so strongly, when in the grand scheme of things, they really aren't all that important.