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Different from, different to or different than? . y4 y. ?( w2 ~7 Z6 e
Grammar > Easily confused words > Different from, different to or different than?/ k: E1 V& B8 ^. O" f$ i0 |/ i
from English Grammar Today
4 h7 `; b0 F/ JThe 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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5 i" L/ F: W6 [! iAdam is so different from/to his brother., ~# |7 Y) m n6 c, G$ J
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This house is very different from/to your last one.6 Z6 k/ N9 ]; K$ [ w
- ?8 U7 j5 w; w& W c/ l$ h" aIn American English it is also common to say different than:% s q/ d' U, L8 H3 G0 c
0 a5 N0 s' A# T8 N) lThis 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:7 I$ S, B, |$ a( C
- S( r4 [( G" ~- ~0 o0 UHis accent is different now than before he went to Australia. (or … different now from before he went to Australia.) |
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