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"Different to" or "different from"? Discuss Cannoli Send a noteboard - 09/11/2017 05:29:38 PM

It seems that the former is one of a myriad of debased grammatical practices on certain islands which shall remain nameless, including an excessive affection for the letter "u" and a pathological hatred for the letter "z", to the point that not only do they fail to spell many words properly with it, they refuse to name it out loud, calling it "zed". But I digress. Those are just preferences which may be attributed to inbreeding or local parasites or allergens or something. Using "to" instead of "from" would seem to be completely opposite meanings, as that is the literal denotation of those words.

So which makes more sense when used in the manner described?

Cannoli
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"Different to" or "different from"? Discuss Cannoli - 09/11/2017 05:29:38 PM 540 Views
Hailing from neither said nameless islands, nor the equally nameless former colonies... Legolas - 09/11/2017 06:41:43 PM 265 Views
An answer. The Shrike - 09/11/2017 06:54:32 PM 361 Views
Despite what the link says, I prefer 'from" or "than." damookster - 09/11/2017 07:35:36 PM 208 Views
I think I say 'than' The Shrike - 09/11/2017 07:41:45 PM 249 Views
The pronunciation of "colonel" isn't a Brit/American english thing, is it? damookster - 09/11/2017 07:59:27 PM 285 Views
Regarding your inside statement - Not for an Anglophile The Shrike - 09/11/2017 08:22:44 PM 248 Views
I don't believe there's a colonel of truth in what you've just written Tom - 09/11/2017 08:51:00 PM 255 Views
I was going to say, no, the French have it with an L too... Legolas - 09/11/2017 08:39:05 PM 259 Views
Just say "different then" [sic] and irritate everyone *NM* Tom - 09/11/2017 08:48:40 PM 142 Views
then than same thing random thoughts - 10/11/2017 02:26:37 PM 230 Views
No. They don't have the same meaning and can radically change a sentence's meaning. The Shrike - 10/11/2017 05:34:16 PM 265 Views
HA! Tom - 10/11/2017 07:49:15 PM 280 Views
That one is a good one too! The Shrike - 12/11/2017 03:06:53 PM 314 Views
can you explain that in more detail? random thoughts - 11/11/2017 12:23:41 AM 295 Views
Here - I have done it for you. The Shrike - 12/11/2017 03:06:00 PM 206 Views
maybe you could define sarcasm random thoughts - 13/11/2017 04:09:40 PM 329 Views
You're welcome. The Shrike - 13/11/2017 05:24:33 PM 248 Views
No you really should have know I was kidding so you run along *NM* random thoughts - 14/11/2017 02:11:22 AM 141 Views
The past participle of know is known. The Shrike - 14/11/2017 12:28:03 PM 221 Views
I found the article in the sidebar on the October Revolution quite amusing *NM* Tom - 09/11/2017 08:48:07 PM 152 Views
This one? The Shrike - 09/11/2017 10:59:39 PM 425 Views
The very same! Tom - 10/11/2017 07:47:35 PM 221 Views
different than *NM* random thoughts - 09/11/2017 09:57:20 PM 153 Views
Can I understand what you're saying/writing? That's all I really need. aerocontrols - 10/11/2017 03:32:47 PM 341 Views
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