r/EnglishLearning • u/theultimatesigmafr New Poster • Apr 22 '25

📚 Grammar / Syntax Which one is it?

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Is it than or then?

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u/HelloMyNamesAmber New Poster Apr 22 '25

It is being used comparatively so “Than” is correct.

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u/CompetitiveRub9780 English Teacher Apr 22 '25

Women are normally correct

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '25

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u/ZaghnosPashaTheGreat New Poster Apr 22 '25

reminds me of this.
https://youtu.be/ObRdUEWwCvI

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u/Spoocula Native Speaker, US Midwest Apr 22 '25

Lol "I think I won that argument. But I'm not allowed to say it."

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u/Enderdragon537 Native Speaker Apr 22 '25

My Mom is right so often it lowkey makes me mad cause usually it's her telling me I should do x thing or I shouldn't do something

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u/tsicrana New Poster Apr 22 '25

Meet the Robinsons

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u/EnJPqb New Poster Apr 23 '25

I feel you, I'm a nerdy know-it-all married to a dyslexic blonde. I'm still always wrong

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '25

haha this made me chuckle

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '25

She is not correct, you are just wrong.

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u/iamthefluffyyeti native speaker- New Jersey, United States Apr 22 '25

I think that’s called gaslighting

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u/PlatformNo5806 New Poster Apr 22 '25

I think you have weak genes.

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u/iamthefluffyyeti native speaker- New Jersey, United States Apr 26 '25

I think you don’t know what gaslighting is and we’ve normalized that only men can do bad things

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u/Regretful_Bastard New Poster Apr 22 '25 edited Apr 22 '25

Is she The Big Brother? Praise the SocIng and doublethinking.

EDIT: Aren't literary references appreciated around here? Lol

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u/unilateral_sin Native Speaker Apr 22 '25

Is this a joke or are you so serious

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u/MushmallowSprinklees New Poster Apr 23 '25

Eat it misogynist!

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u/WiseTheObserver New Poster Apr 23 '25

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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u/bam1007 The US is a big place Apr 22 '25

Every married man can confirm.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '25

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u/Incendas1 English Teacher Apr 22 '25

correct*

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '25

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u/Incendas1 English Teacher Apr 22 '25

I'm suddenly in 2014 again

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u/Upset_Effigy1784 New Poster Apr 22 '25

corect

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u/GhostlierRabbit New Poster Apr 24 '25

Sorry I am 2 days late to this. It could be a list of 2 that can be added to at a later time. Men are naturally smarter then women then dolphins.

You are probably correct though

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '25

Sometimes English just has the most b.s. writing rules like to and too, are people really going to mistake a person's meaning (I agree with you she is correct this is just a pet peeve of mine)

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u/YEETAWAYLOL New Poster Apr 22 '25 edited Apr 22 '25

For a non-native who is not looking for phonetic synonyms, it’s very possible to misunderstand someone.

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u/Sushi_Explosions New Poster Apr 22 '25

Sometimes English just has the most b.s. writing rules like to and too

No, literally every language has rules about different words having different meanings. Sorry you are having such trouble in fourth grade.