2006-08-13 07:05:24 · 8 answers · asked by Puppy Zwolle 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I know what they are used for..I just keep mixing them up.
2006-08-13 07:12:55 · update #1
You can try to remember a rhyme like: When? - Then.
hope that helps
:)
2006-08-13 07:34:16 · answer #1 · answered by nelabis 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Than is used to compare things, such as:
My house is bigger than yours.
If you can remember THAN is used in COMPARISON, and just use then in any other sentence.
such as : and then we will go to the market, or then we will go to the library and on and on.
2006-08-13 14:18:22 · answer #2 · answered by brown.gloria@yahoo.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The trick is this.....
We eat then we sit. (chronological sequence)
I'd rather sit than stand. (as opposed to)
Two different words, .
2006-08-13 14:09:37 · answer #3 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Then" is used for a temporal sequence - first something happens, and then something else happens.
"Than" is used for comparison - Joe is taller than Bill.
2006-08-13 22:40:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Than relates to comparisons and then relates to time.
2006-08-13 14:18:16 · answer #5 · answered by Nosy Parker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Then" usually relates to time. Think of "then", and think of a clock or another resemblance of time. Then you're ready to go!
2006-08-13 14:09:04 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Then' propels you to the next event to happen. 'Than' lets you compare two things or events.
2006-08-13 14:13:52 · answer #7 · answered by stvenryn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please tell me you're a child at best. I feel like punching somebody if I hear a "no".
2006-08-14 04:48:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋