Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community - View Single Post - American's use of 'then' instead of 'than'

jfm · 08-27-2003, 02:04 AM

Firstly, no offence intended to the North Americans, just an observation from my time on this and other forums.

I have noticed that posters from the US will type:

....blah blah more then blah blah

instead of

...blah blah more than blah blah

Anyone know why this seems to be predominant US writing trend??

I just saw it in one of the moderators notices (on the film & tv board), which prompted my question.

08-27-2003, 02:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
jfm Upright Location: UK, 10,721 miles from where I want to be!	American's use of 'then' instead of 'than' Firstly, no offence intended to the North Americans, just an observation from my time on this and other forums. I have noticed that posters from the US will type: ....blah blah more then blah blah instead of ...blah blah more than blah blah Anyone know why this seems to be predominant US writing trend?? I just saw it in one of the moderators notices (on the film & tv board), which prompted my question. __________________ I am, therefore I think. Last edited by jfm; 08-27-2003 at 02:07 AM..