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Grammar > Easily confused words > Different from, different to or different than?( U, U; E& W7 V; B+ I
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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.; p& F2 f. |2 n& O( R
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This house is very different from/to your last one." u% g6 E+ U- ^! p# P6 s/ j0 ], v" j5 g
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In American English it is also common to say different than:
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' i9 i3 X: k* D/ ~# v0 j c6 sThis 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:
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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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