gee thanks and I wasn't even thinking about it. "than" indicates degree, right? Like better than, bigger than, etc. This isn't something I was taught that I can remember, just seems to be the way it's used. I think that's called a descriptive rule rather than a proscriptive rule or something like that. "from" would be used to just indicate distinctiveness: separate from, different from, etc.
--- In [email protected], "denisesudell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" <ellengoodman6@> > wrote: > > > > I saw Devil Wears Prada but I didn't read the book. Is one > > definitely better to than the other or are they both enjoyable in > > their own right? I heard the movie is fairly different from the > > book. > > Ellen, you just warmed the cockles of my heart beyond belief: you > correctly used the expression "different from," instead of the > generally-incorrect "different than." > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
