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Grammar > Easily confused words > Different from, different to or different than?# D1 M1 t+ ~' S) h
from English Grammar Today
! f: v: G: N {- w0 Q9 mThe 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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# P, R, U" B5 S6 p! [Adam is so different from/to his brother., u/ M2 C. S! z6 W y8 G4 r. O% ^
1 N( h; x. h7 D& dThis house is very different from/to your last one./ F$ W2 \ D' n( P6 _( U
5 C# c s# E+ B4 S ?8 ^In American English it is also common to say different than:/ Z4 o& U) [# f4 R; {
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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)
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In British English, people often say different than before a clause, but many speakers consider this to be incorrect:, `6 U* I; X/ D0 S! X. _( [
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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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