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Cách phát âm than vs then

Điểm đối lập ngữ âm then chốt

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

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

Từ 1Trang chi tiết của từ➔

than

⁄ðæn⁄

Âm tiết

THAN

Định nghĩa:

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.”

Từ 2Trang chi tiết của từ➔

then

⁄ðɛn⁄

Âm tiết

THEN

Định nghĩa:

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.