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Writing => Nuts & Bolts => Topic started by: SepiaAndDust on Nov 04, 2024, 04:12 PM

Title: Usage Wars: Different From, Different Than, Different To?
Post by: SepiaAndDust on Nov 04, 2024, 04:12 PM
In a sentence like iPhones are different ________ Androids.

Which do you say? (And, if you would, roughly how old are you and where did you grow up?)

I use different from most often, followed closely by different than. I don't think I've ever used different to

Chicago recommends different from in most cases.

QuoteDifferent. The phrasing different from is generally preferable to different than ("This company is different from that one"), but sometimes the adverbial phrase differently than is all but required ("She described the scene differently than he did").

Ancient, Texas.