-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Gilboa Davara wrote: > On 9/25/06, oldman <talbotscott@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> Just putting in a mild gripe here, but I can't remember the >> last time >> someone used then or than correctly. So just for the record use then >> when you are trying to convey the order (chronologically or >> geographically). Than is used when comparing two things as I am bigger >> than you. The use here is obscure but other and that are in a weird way >> being compared so than is correct. >> >> Thanks for letting me get that off my chest! Please resume >> >> Scott > > In my defense, English is not my primary language and I always seem to mix > then and than. (Using then exclusively is much safer - Theoretically I > should be right in at least 50% of all cases...) > However, I'll inspire to do better. (...now if only vim could do grammar > ;)) > > - Gilboa > Gilboa: Thanks for caring! It was, I'm sure you know, not my intention to criticize anyone, it just gets to me sometimes that I see simple errors so often, even in the newspapers. This particular one seems most prevalent. It may be a corollary to Murphy's law, but I find I actually have a 72% chance of getting wrong, anything in which I have a 50% chance of getting right( or at least it seems that way, ha ha). Scott -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFGVL85mBKdb7VQEcRAsYtAJ9ain+9W5H3Oskosjji/FIPF4KlSQCgjrqi MEqnw7/6IcpdxPB6EeXSXnU= =ikzp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
