Than vs Then: Usage Difference Guide

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1. 19 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

   Quote attributed to Garner's Modern English Usage cannot be verified anywhere and does not match Garner's documented style or any known passage. This is a fabricated direct quotation falsely attribute

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   "Rather than trips many writers because rather sounds like a sequence cue. It is not. The phrase is a stable comparison construction that has used than for centuries." Garner's Modern English Usage

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   Many writers hesitate over "rather than" because "rather" can feel like it signals a sequence. It does not. The phrase is a long-established comparison construction and always takes "than."

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1. Correction 19 July 2026

   Emir Baycan: Quote attributed to Garner's Modern English Usage cannot be verified anywhere and does not match Garner's documented style or any known passage. This is a fabricated direct quotation falsely attribute

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