#English101: THEN vs THAN THEN —adverb at that time: Prices were lower then. immediately or soon afterward: The rain stopped and then started again. next in order of time: We ate, then we started home. at the same time: At first the water seemed blue, then gray. next in order of place: Standing beside Charlie is my uncle, then my cousin, then my brother. in addition; besides; also: I love my job, and then it pays so well. in that case; as a consequence; in those circumstances: If youre sick, then you should stay in bed. since that is so; as it appears; therefore: You have, then, found the mistake? You are leaving tonight then. —adjective being; being such; existing or being at the time indicated: the then prime minister. —noun that time: We have not been back since then. Till then, farewell. —Idioms but then, but on the other hand: I found their conversation very dull, but then I have different tastes. then and there, at that precise time and place; at once; on the spot: I started to pack my things right then and there. Also, there and then. THAN —conjunction (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison): Shes taller than I am. (used after some adverbs and adjectives expressing choice or diversity, such as other, otherwise, else, anywhere, or different, to introduce an alternative or denote a difference in kind, place, style, identity, etc.): I had no choice other than that. You wont find such freedom anywhere else than in this country. (used to introduce the rejected choice in expressions of preference): Id rather walk than drive there. except; other than: We had no choice than to return home. when: We had barely arrived than we had to leave again. —preposition in relation to; by comparison with (usually followed by a pronoun in the objective case): He is a person than whom I can imagine no one more courteous.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 08:05:28 +0000