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Different from, different to or different than? $ b0 a7 }2 n' n! i. _, u
Grammar > Easily confused words > Different from, different to or different than?& z$ C( I9 S" u* H9 O6 u! c
from English Grammar Today4 p% I& F2 C8 K
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.* ^5 x$ s2 i( j7 U) d* F9 s
4 F, l9 r. S' y- A4 x. m, oThis house is very different from/to your last one.2 @! i& j' r1 Y0 E) @- Q4 A
& H- @& g; B$ t4 J" L4 H7 X+ V; uIn American English it is also common to say different than:1 ]+ g* O. E8 Y$ r) S ?
* f7 o# O1 n" }2 j& B1 uThis tea tastes very different than the one I usually drink. (or … very different from/to the one I usually drink)4 i y& N J9 @0 I0 R' h; `
6 F4 F2 d* {2 H, D" X$ fIn 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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