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right-track · 09-24-2010, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

Americans don't typically pronounce then and than differently. That is probably the main cause. I try to pronounce them different just so I remember the correct one to use, but it took a conscious effort.

That's what I supposed.
I can imagine an American pronouncing then instead of than quite clearly.

right-track · 09-24-2010, 01:41 PM

Anyways...which one of you lot is gonna buy me one of those mouse pads?

TheBig3 · 09-24-2010, 09:56 PM

Wait, where do you hear people pronounce them the same?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-24-2010, 10:17 PM

I'm pretty sure it was Hiu that was responsible for the original entry after one of his many bannings.

Don't know about the others.

right-track · 09-25-2010, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Wait, where do you hear people pronounce them the same?

Here's an example posted earlier today.
Sorry ethan.

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Originally Posted by sleepy jack

I'd also like to note, in your response to your statement that the Bible is somehow less personal in what it suggests then the Qu'ran, that it instructs you on everything from hygiene to dietary choices. The Bible is very restrictive; it's just ignored by most Christians today.

Freebase Dali · 09-25-2010, 09:26 AM

^ That's a spelling issue. Big3 is wondering where people pronounce the two words the same.

In most places I've lived or visited, it's hard to notice a significant difference in pronunciation between then and than, because they're said quickly and without much emphasis. I assume that because of this, it would be likely that many people don't instinctively differentiate between the two words when writing, but I guess it's also possible that people have the meanings swapped or even don't know there is a difference at all.

I can understand when you simply develop a habit of writing a word a certain way. I've always done well at spelling and English in general, but there were some words I had learned incorrectly and never questioned. For instance, I used to spell the word "originally" as "origionally" because I used to say it with a "gion" sound instead of a "gin". I would spell it incorrectly for years until spell check became prevalent and I noticed.

I guess in the case of then/than, it might help people to remember that "than" is a comparative word and "then" is a resultant word and a timescale word. Both are completely different from one another.

right-track · 09-25-2010, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

^ That's a spelling issue. Big3 is wondering where people pronounce the two words the same.

I can't answer the pronunciation question accurately, not being American.
And my experience of U.S. accents is limited to TV, where I'm more than certain I've heard "than" pronounced as "then".
Exactly where in America? Not got a clue...

09-24-2010, 09:56 PM	#23 (permalink)
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09-24-2010, 10:17 PM	#24 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I'm pretty sure it was Hiu that was responsible for the original entry after one of his many bannings. Don't know about the others. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

09-24-2010, 01:41 PM	#22 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Anyways...which one of you lot is gonna buy me one of those mouse pads?

09-25-2010, 09:26 AM	#26 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	^ That's a spelling issue. Big3 is wondering where people pronounce the two words the same. In most places I've lived or visited, it's hard to notice a significant difference in pronunciation between then and than, because they're said quickly and without much emphasis. I assume that because of this, it would be likely that many people don't instinctively differentiate between the two words when writing, but I guess it's also possible that people have the meanings swapped or even don't know there is a difference at all. I can understand when you simply develop a habit of writing a word a certain way. I've always done well at spelling and English in general, but there were some words I had learned incorrectly and never questioned. For instance, I used to spell the word "originally" as "origionally" because I used to say it with a "gion" sound instead of a "gin". I would spell it incorrectly for years until spell check became prevalent and I noticed. I guess in the case of then/than, it might help people to remember that "than" is a comparative word and "then" is a resultant word and a timescale word. Both are completely different from one another.