2006-08-13 07:18:04 · 7 answers · asked by raul b 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
than is used when comparing things... like She's cooler THAN him! . Then is used like THEN, she went to bed.
2006-08-13 07:22:38 · answer #1 · answered by shortee807 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people use than when they mean then, and vice versa.
Than, a conjunction, is used to compare things.
Then, an adverb, is used with descriptions of time.
• Then, suddenly, Mr. Perez shouted, “I’m a better diver than you’ll ever be!”
• I think she looks dangerously skinny, but then, what do I know?
2006-08-13 14:26:06 · answer #2 · answered by ModernMerlin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suggest installing WordWeb. Link below. It is an excellent dictionary to look out things like this.
2006-08-13 14:26:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well....
My dog is better THAN your dog.
I went to walmart, and THEN I went to school.
"Then" is used to indicate a sequence of events...I did this, and then I did that, and then I did that.
"Than" is used to compare and contrast. Like my earlier example I compared my dog to your dog, and said my dog was better.
Another example is "my essay is written better than your essay."
Get it?
2006-08-13 14:33:21 · answer #4 · answered by Miss Illusion 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
then refers to a time, than refers to a comparison of things
2006-08-13 14:23:36 · answer #5 · answered by HokiePaul 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have different meanings. An example for than is "I rather do this than that." An example for then is "First I ate ice-cream, then I ate dinner."
2006-08-17 05:16:23 · answer #6 · answered by tombraider 3 · 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 22:39:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋