Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> > - People who constantly confuse the words "than" and "then".
> In fairness, it wasn't until recently that I discovered that these are
> actually different words with subtly different meanings.
Subtly different meanings? They have *completely* different meanings.
"Than" is used when comparing things. "My house is bigger than yours."
"Then" is used when some event succeeds another, or to describe a moment
in time. "He arrived and only then he noticed that something was missing."
"Back then I was so naive."
The two words are not related in any way.
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- Warp
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