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Scarcely than vs. Scarcely when
Scarcely than
/ˈskɛrsli ðæn/Examples:
He had scarcely arrived than he was already leaving.Scarcely had she entered the room than everyone noticed her.We had scarcely sat down than the bell rang for class.
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This word has no antonymsScarcely when
/ˈskɛrsli wɛn/Examples:
She scarcely when started cooking, the phone rang.Scarcely when the meeting began, it was interrupted by a fire alarm.He had scarcely when settled down to sleep, the baby cried.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Scarcely than is not a standard English phrase; it is a misusage and should generally be avoided.
- Scarcely when is often followed by the main clause in sentences to show two events occurring almost at the same time.
- Think of scarcely when akin to hardly when for quick understanding of simultaneous events.
- Remember that scarcely than doesnt fit grammatic structure and should trigger a rethink or correction to scarcely when'.
- In scarcely when, scarcely is an adverb used with when to denote barely finished event followed by another.
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