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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 543 Views
Hailing from neither said nameless islands, nor the equally nameless former colonies... Legolas - 09/11/2017 06:41:43 PM 267 Views
An answer. The Shrike - 09/11/2017 06:54:32 PM 367 Views
Despite what the link says, I prefer 'from" or "than." damookster - 09/11/2017 07:35:36 PM 211 Views
I think I say 'than' The Shrike - 09/11/2017 07:41:45 PM 251 Views
The pronunciation of "colonel" isn't a Brit/American english thing, is it? damookster - 09/11/2017 07:59:27 PM 286 Views
Regarding your inside statement - Not for an Anglophile The Shrike - 09/11/2017 08:22:44 PM 250 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 256 Views
I was going to say, no, the French have it with an L too... Legolas - 09/11/2017 08:39:05 PM 260 Views
Just say "different then" [sic] and irritate everyone *NM* Tom - 09/11/2017 08:48:40 PM 143 Views
then than same thing random thoughts - 10/11/2017 02:26:37 PM 231 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 267 Views
HA! Tom - 10/11/2017 07:49:15 PM 281 Views
That one is a good one too! The Shrike - 12/11/2017 03:06:53 PM 316 Views
can you explain that in more detail? random thoughts - 11/11/2017 12:23:41 AM 297 Views
Here - I have done it for you. The Shrike - 12/11/2017 03:06:00 PM 208 Views
maybe you could define sarcasm random thoughts - 13/11/2017 04:09:40 PM 332 Views
You're welcome. The Shrike - 13/11/2017 05:24:33 PM 249 Views
No you really should have know I was kidding so you run along *NM* random thoughts - 14/11/2017 02:11:22 AM 143 Views
The past participle of know is known. The Shrike - 14/11/2017 12:28:03 PM 224 Views
I found the article in the sidebar on the October Revolution quite amusing *NM* Tom - 09/11/2017 08:48:07 PM 153 Views
This one? The Shrike - 09/11/2017 10:59:39 PM 427 Views
The very same! Tom - 10/11/2017 07:47:35 PM 222 Views
different than *NM* random thoughts - 09/11/2017 09:57:20 PM 155 Views
Can I understand what you're saying/writing? That's all I really need. aerocontrols - 10/11/2017 03:32:47 PM 342 Views
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