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Different from, different to or different than?
: V& y& E, n2 HGrammar > Easily confused words > Different from, different to or different than?
2 S& O* h0 V( H0 O9 l' gfrom English Grammar Today# D$ Q# u; H& A( V7 u! }, R
The 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:' _! g' @( J- R* k. i# w
" l+ @1 m( D, M- e9 TAdam is so different from/to his brother.- g+ b, y, C0 K& s9 W& ^6 {) @" c
3 A" [, G# s0 |# cThis house is very different from/to your last one.: [) p$ q I4 _" ^
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In American English it is also common to say different than:% h" m- a" b. T# k$ n
4 E! i) p; I9 o, i$ j2 BThis tea tastes very different than the one I usually drink. (or … very different from/to the one I usually drink)
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In British English, people often say different than before a clause, but many speakers consider this to be incorrect:
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) ^: Z# B, z6 L; xHis accent is different now than before he went to Australia. (or … different now from before he went to Australia.) |
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