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Grammar > Easily confused words > Different from, different to or different than?
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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:
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Adam is so different from/to his brother.
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: W7 G7 P) Q4 H, j5 cThis house is very different from/to your last one.2 ~6 t, _/ Q+ Z! q- P, A
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In American English it is also common to say different than:
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This tea tastes very different than the one I usually drink. (or … very different from/to the one I usually drink). w4 N; [1 F! m3 \9 l4 I+ x
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In British English, people often say different than before a clause, but many speakers consider this to be incorrect:" l' |! `5 T0 P& l0 y
6 K; e7 P: _7 EHis accent is different now than before he went to Australia. (or … different now from before he went to Australia.) |
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