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Commonly Confused

نحوه تلفظ than در برابر then

تفاوت آوایی کلیدی

‘Then’ (⁄ðɛn⁄) refers to time or consequence, while ‘than’ (⁄ðæn⁄ or ⁄ðən⁄) is used strictly for comparisons.

تفاوت: Vowel nucleus: ⁄ɛ⁄ vs ⁄æ⁄ (or weak ⁄ə⁄)

than

⁄ðæn⁄

هجاها

THAN

تعریف:

Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.

“Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.”

then

⁄ðɛn⁄

هجاها

THEN

تعریف:

At that time.

“He was happy then.”

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Difference between than and then?

‘Then’ (⁄ðɛn⁄) refers to time or consequence, while ‘than’ (⁄ðæn⁄ or ⁄ðən⁄) is used strictly for comparisons.

Syllable stress in than vs then?

"than" has 1 syllables (than). "then" has 1 syllables (then).

Why are than and then easily confused?

Vowel nucleus: ⁄ɛ⁄ vs ⁄æ⁄ (or weak ⁄ə⁄)

Example sentences for than and then?

"than": Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless. "then": He was happy then.