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I think I say 'than' The Shrike Send a noteboard - 09/11/2017 07:41:45 PM

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In the specific example provided in your link, I would have used "than" rather than "to"

So, not "This is completely different to any other champagne I’ve ever tasted." Rather "This is completely different than any other champagne I’ve ever tasted."

Using "to" in that sentence sounds very strange to me. But what can you expect from those who say, "leftenant" when pronouncing "lieutenant."



I wonder if there are regional differences within the US as well.

As for lieutenant - can we really cast stones when we live in the colonel glass house?

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"Different to" or "different from"? Discuss Cannoli - 09/11/2017 05:29:38 PM 593 Views
Hailing from neither said nameless islands, nor the equally nameless former colonies... Legolas - 09/11/2017 06:41:43 PM 313 Views
An answer. The Shrike - 09/11/2017 06:54:32 PM 432 Views
Despite what the link says, I prefer 'from" or "than." damookster - 09/11/2017 07:35:36 PM 258 Views
I think I say 'than' The Shrike - 09/11/2017 07:41:45 PM 295 Views
The pronunciation of "colonel" isn't a Brit/American english thing, is it? damookster - 09/11/2017 07:59:27 PM 331 Views
Regarding your inside statement - Not for an Anglophile The Shrike - 09/11/2017 08:22:44 PM 296 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 300 Views
I was going to say, no, the French have it with an L too... Legolas - 09/11/2017 08:39:05 PM 315 Views
Just say "different then" [sic] and irritate everyone *NM* Tom - 09/11/2017 08:48:40 PM 162 Views
then than same thing random thoughts - 10/11/2017 02:26:37 PM 277 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 316 Views
HA! Tom - 10/11/2017 07:49:15 PM 330 Views
That one is a good one too! The Shrike - 12/11/2017 03:06:53 PM 361 Views
can you explain that in more detail? random thoughts - 11/11/2017 12:23:41 AM 343 Views
Here - I have done it for you. The Shrike - 12/11/2017 03:06:00 PM 250 Views
maybe you could define sarcasm random thoughts - 13/11/2017 04:09:40 PM 379 Views
You're welcome. The Shrike - 13/11/2017 05:24:33 PM 292 Views
No you really should have know I was kidding so you run along *NM* random thoughts - 14/11/2017 02:11:22 AM 164 Views
The past participle of know is known. The Shrike - 14/11/2017 12:28:03 PM 268 Views
I found the article in the sidebar on the October Revolution quite amusing *NM* Tom - 09/11/2017 08:48:07 PM 173 Views
This one? The Shrike - 09/11/2017 10:59:39 PM 495 Views
The very same! Tom - 10/11/2017 07:47:35 PM 262 Views
different than *NM* random thoughts - 09/11/2017 09:57:20 PM 175 Views
Can I understand what you're saying/writing? That's all I really need. aerocontrols - 10/11/2017 03:32:47 PM 385 Views
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