Commonly Confused
発音方法 than vs then
主な発音の違い
‘Then’ (⁄ðɛn⁄) refers to time or consequence, while ‘than’ (⁄ðæn⁄ or ⁄ðən⁄) is used strictly for comparisons.
違い： Vowel nucleus: ⁄ɛ⁄ vs ⁄æ⁄ (or weak ⁄ə⁄)
“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.”
“He was happy then.”
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よくある質問: than vs then
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.