Master confusing words with ease
Than vs. Then
Than
/ðən/Examples:
My bag is bigger than yours.She runs faster than her brother.
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Antonyms:
Then
/ðen/Examples:
I go home, then eat dinner.First brush your teeth, then go to bed.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Than is used to make comparisons, while then is used to denote time.
- Remember: than has an a which matches with comparison, and then has an e, similar to time.
- Think of than as a word you use in a sentence comparing big or small, tall or short.
- Use then to talk about what happened next or in sequence.
- If you can replace the word with after that, you should use then.
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