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Grammar > Easily confused words > Different from, different to or different than?- G s: H( L& x9 u
from English Grammar Today
3 O/ ^; R7 q! d2 @; oThe adjective different means ‘not the same’. When we compare two or more items, it is usually followed by from. We also use different to, especially in speaking:
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Adam is so different from/to his brother.! i) {8 b$ A( }2 I% N! Q9 r
# `( `& h) V5 [& [7 |) WThis house is very different from/to your last one.) q2 p# k+ t6 N5 |4 M4 T9 D2 A( i
; O, r9 u* `; M' F; Q5 @) v- Y$ TIn American English it is also common to say different than:) b/ j n) ?& |3 @5 \# c$ q, l7 z
5 I+ s2 w; C- }. c! g7 M: X$ A9 RThis tea tastes very different than the one I usually drink. (or … very different from/to the one I usually drink)
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* Q+ l# U) ~7 n pIn British English, people often say different than before a clause, but many speakers consider this to be incorrect:
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His accent is different now than before he went to Australia. (or … different now from before he went to Australia.) |
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