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Than: used for comparisons or expressing relative relationships.

Pujols is a better hitter than Izturis.
I have more money than Donald Trump, but less hair.
You are a better man than him.

Then: Used to express temporal relationships, or as part of a conditional phrase

First I will run to first, then on to second after lacing a slider into the gap.
And then there was much rejoicing.
Eat your meat, then you can have some pudding.

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Hungary Jack wrote:Than: used for comparisons or expressing relative relationships.

Pujols is a better hitter than Izturis.
I have more money than Donald Trump, but less hair.
You are a better man then him.

Then: Used to express temporal relationships, or as part of a conditional phrase

First I will run to first, then on to second after lacing a slider into the gap.
And then there was much rejoicing.
Eat your meat, then you can have some pudding.

He he.

Then was that, this is now.

Is this the place to post the affect vs. effect rant as well?

Affect = verb.

Effect = noun.

Not that difficult.

Actually, it is "You are a better man than he" the "is" at the end of the sentence is implied. Yousd't say "you are a better man than him is", you would say "you are a better man than he is".....

Popeye_Card wrote:Is this the place to post the affect vs. effect rant as well?

Affect = verb.

Effect = noun.

Not that difficult.

<spoken with a flat affect>

Main Entry:
1af·fect
Pronunciation:
\ˈa-ˌfekt\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin affectus, from afficere
Date:
14th century

2: the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes; also : a set of observable manifestations of a subjectively experienced emotion <patients…showed perfectly normal reactions and affects— Oliver Sacks>

Popeye_Card wrote:Is this the place to post the affect vs. effect rant as well?

Affect = verb.

Effect = noun.

Not that difficult.

<This is fun. I hope that I can effect change in popeye's word usage>



Main Entry:
2effect
Function:
transitive verb
Date:
1533

1: to cause to come into being2 a: to bring about often by surmounting obstacles : accomplish <effect a settlement of a dispute> b: to put into operation <the duty of the legislature to effect the will of the citizens>
synonyms see perform
usage Effect and affect are often confused because of their similar spelling and pronunciation. The verb 2affect usually has to do with pretense <she affected a cheery disposition despite feeling down>. The more common 3affect denotes having an effect or influence <the weather affected everyone's mood>. The verb effect goes beyond mere influence; it refers to actual achievement of a final result <the new administration hopes to effect a peace settlement>. The uncommon noun affect, which has a meaning relating to psychology, is also sometimes mistakenly used for the very common effect. In ordinary use, the noun you will want is effect <waiting for the new law to take effect> <the weather had an effect on everyone's mood>.

I usually have a pretty solid grasp of the English language, but effect and affect do make me pause from time to time.

Is it really something that bothers people in a non-professional setting? I'm always interested in the things that bug people...some things bug me that I have no idea why.

I'll cop to that one, too. I'm bad with "affect" vs. "effect".

phinstd wrote:I usually have a pretty solid grasp of the English language, but effect and affect do make me pause from time to time.

Is it really something that bothers people in a non-professional setting? I'm always interested in the things that bug people...some things bug me that I have no idea why.

It bugs me when I see it in technical discussions (emails, reports, etc.), because they should know better. But when people are speaking, it's so close that you can barely tell the difference.