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Here - I have done it for you. The Shrike Send a noteboard - 12/11/2017 03:06:00 PM

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maybe with links? But no sarcasm because I hate sarcasm.


1. I'd rather be hugged than killed.
2. I'd rather be hugged then killed.
  1. I'd rather be pissed off than pissed on.
  2. I'd rather be pissed off then pissed on.

Can you not see the difference in meaning of the four sentences?

Than refers to comparision
Then refers to a sequence of events.


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"Different to" or "different from"? Discuss Cannoli - 09/11/2017 05:29:38 PM 689 Views
Hailing from neither said nameless islands, nor the equally nameless former colonies... Legolas - 09/11/2017 06:41:43 PM 412 Views
An answer. The Shrike - 09/11/2017 06:54:32 PM 541 Views
Despite what the link says, I prefer 'from" or "than." damookster - 09/11/2017 07:35:36 PM 343 Views
I think I say 'than' The Shrike - 09/11/2017 07:41:45 PM 381 Views
The pronunciation of "colonel" isn't a Brit/American english thing, is it? damookster - 09/11/2017 07:59:27 PM 420 Views
Regarding your inside statement - Not for an Anglophile The Shrike - 09/11/2017 08:22:44 PM 389 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 392 Views
I was going to say, no, the French have it with an L too... Legolas - 09/11/2017 08:39:05 PM 404 Views
Just say "different then" [sic] and irritate everyone *NM* Tom - 09/11/2017 08:48:40 PM 207 Views
then than same thing random thoughts - 10/11/2017 02:26:37 PM 368 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 420 Views
HA! Tom - 10/11/2017 07:49:15 PM 425 Views
That one is a good one too! The Shrike - 12/11/2017 03:06:53 PM 452 Views
can you explain that in more detail? random thoughts - 11/11/2017 12:23:41 AM 433 Views
Here - I have done it for you. The Shrike - 12/11/2017 03:06:00 PM 330 Views
maybe you could define sarcasm random thoughts - 13/11/2017 04:09:40 PM 474 Views
You're welcome. The Shrike - 13/11/2017 05:24:33 PM 377 Views
No you really should have know I was kidding so you run along *NM* random thoughts - 14/11/2017 02:11:22 AM 210 Views
The past participle of know is known. The Shrike - 14/11/2017 12:28:03 PM 351 Views
I found the article in the sidebar on the October Revolution quite amusing *NM* Tom - 09/11/2017 08:48:07 PM 215 Views
This one? The Shrike - 09/11/2017 10:59:39 PM 606 Views
The very same! Tom - 10/11/2017 07:47:35 PM 355 Views
different than *NM* random thoughts - 09/11/2017 09:57:20 PM 218 Views
Can I understand what you're saying/writing? That's all I really need. aerocontrols - 10/11/2017 03:32:47 PM 500 Views
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