Sunday, March 5, 2023

Than vs Then

 

Than vs Then

 

Perhaps much of the confusion with than vs then is pronunciation. Many people tend to pronounce the words exactly the same. Whether caused by accent or just mispronunciation doesn’t really matter. Doing so, they tend to spell it the way they’ve pronounced it.

Isn’t that what most of us do when it comes to words? I mean, if we’re not sure how to spell a word, phonetics come into play. If someone has read a word and never heard it spoken, they may not pronounce it properly.

However, let’s get to the bottom of than vs then.

Than is a preposition or conjunction.

The best way to figure out than is to think of it as a word used for comparing things—bigger than, better than, quicker than, or slower than a snail.

He did better than they expected.

She is crazier than a loony bird.

Now you can understand it better than all the rest!

 

Let’s move on to then.

Then is an adverb and has to do with time. Hopefully, you read last month’s article about adverbs, and how important adverbs can be for us.

Now and then is a common expression.

When I was in high school, we had to have a B average if we wanted to participate in sports. Once we proved our grade point average, then we could participate.

Back then, things we very different.

If you want to become a doctor, then you need to work hard to be accepted to the right colleges.

She found a great pair of boots, then bought two more pairs.

Now then, you’ll be able to understand better than all the rest!


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