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different than *NM* random thoughts Send a noteboard - 09/11/2017 09:57:20 PM

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View original postIt 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.


View original postSo which makes more sense when used in the manner described?


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"Different to" or "different from"? Discuss Cannoli - 09/11/2017 05:29:38 PM 625 Views
Hailing from neither said nameless islands, nor the equally nameless former colonies... Legolas - 09/11/2017 06:41:43 PM 346 Views
An answer. The Shrike - 09/11/2017 06:54:32 PM 466 Views
Despite what the link says, I prefer 'from" or "than." damookster - 09/11/2017 07:35:36 PM 284 Views
I think I say 'than' The Shrike - 09/11/2017 07:41:45 PM 323 Views
The pronunciation of "colonel" isn't a Brit/American english thing, is it? damookster - 09/11/2017 07:59:27 PM 359 Views
Regarding your inside statement - Not for an Anglophile The Shrike - 09/11/2017 08:22:44 PM 330 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 332 Views
I was going to say, no, the French have it with an L too... Legolas - 09/11/2017 08:39:05 PM 344 Views
Just say "different then" [sic] and irritate everyone *NM* Tom - 09/11/2017 08:48:40 PM 176 Views
then than same thing random thoughts - 10/11/2017 02:26:37 PM 312 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 351 Views
HA! Tom - 10/11/2017 07:49:15 PM 366 Views
That one is a good one too! The Shrike - 12/11/2017 03:06:53 PM 390 Views
can you explain that in more detail? random thoughts - 11/11/2017 12:23:41 AM 375 Views
Here - I have done it for you. The Shrike - 12/11/2017 03:06:00 PM 279 Views
maybe you could define sarcasm random thoughts - 13/11/2017 04:09:40 PM 410 Views
You're welcome. The Shrike - 13/11/2017 05:24:33 PM 322 Views
No you really should have know I was kidding so you run along *NM* random thoughts - 14/11/2017 02:11:22 AM 179 Views
The past participle of know is known. The Shrike - 14/11/2017 12:28:03 PM 294 Views
I found the article in the sidebar on the October Revolution quite amusing *NM* Tom - 09/11/2017 08:48:07 PM 185 Views
This one? The Shrike - 09/11/2017 10:59:39 PM 531 Views
The very same! Tom - 10/11/2017 07:47:35 PM 294 Views
different than *NM* random thoughts - 09/11/2017 09:57:20 PM 190 Views
Can I understand what you're saying/writing? That's all I really need. aerocontrols - 10/11/2017 03:32:47 PM 425 Views
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