THAN compares (more than, less than, greater than, less than, etc..)
If I am hungry, THEN I will make something to eat.
This computer is more expensive THAN that one.
It is SO freaking simple, why do so many people use the wrong word?
Answers:
For the same reason they can't learn the difference between You're and your.
Same reason that there are bored people and board people.
I think u are making a HUGE deal about a common mistake. Get a life.
You got me. I don't see why learning the proper use of "your" and "you're" is so hard either-- it seems rare that people use the contraction for "you are."
And why can't people figure out
their, there, they're
your you're
its it's
?
Totally a pet-peeve of mine, too!
if you ask silly yahoo questions about it than people will start learning the difference.
:D lololololololololololz!!twelve...
Probably the same reason why people mix up affect and effect.
You know why people can't get THEN and THAN straight? I'll give you a simple honest answer, they're all freakin' stupid... Sorry, someone had to say it
They may exactly know the difference but they are not really aware about the pronunciation while utterring these words.They dont mind it,it depends on the listeners if they can take it.
If they paid attention in school than they would know the difference between then and than. lol. I feel the same way when people have problems with there and their.
oh well, get a LIFE! instead of making fun of people who do not know the difference between then and than, you should teach them the difference between those two, and all other words that sound the same, but have different meanings... that way it will not get on your nerves the next time it happens.
Gabe:
your answer "I think u are making a HUGE deal about a common mistake. Get a life. "
I don't believe Jon is making a big deal out of it at all. It was just a simple question. A valid one, too.
I think people are just stupid. They don't care enough to pay attention while learning their own language.
There was another answer about not realizing the difference when pronouncing them. Well, they are pronounced differently just as they are spelled and used differently.
I just looked at your profile... "airforces" explains why you got so upset by this question.
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