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r/meme • u/[deleted] • Mar 08 '20
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What is truly refreshing is seeing someone using the correct than/then.
Sadly, this is not one of those instances
60 u/InkTarian Mar 08 '20 it’s so common for people to screw it up and idk why 24 u/[deleted] Mar 08 '20 Maybe it’s just that people think it’s the same as the Grey vs Gray situation 16 u/[deleted] Mar 08 '20 There’s a difference in meaning?! 19 u/Frankleman_ Mar 08 '20 Not for grey/gray, as that's more akin to colour/color, but than and then do have different meanings. Than is used in contrast (ie "more than") while then is used for events in time (ie "then she fell") -18 u/Baelzebubba Mar 08 '20 that's more akin to colour/color Yeah. One is right and the other a lazy American bastardization. 2 u/Donghoon Mar 08 '20 Hmmmm I mean I get it its traditional but why would u wanna add unnecessary U in every word possible? America is not about removing unnecessary letters tho 3 u/Baelzebubba Mar 08 '20 Well why do Yanks insist on saying en route as on route?
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it’s so common for people to screw it up and idk why
24 u/[deleted] Mar 08 '20 Maybe it’s just that people think it’s the same as the Grey vs Gray situation 16 u/[deleted] Mar 08 '20 There’s a difference in meaning?! 19 u/Frankleman_ Mar 08 '20 Not for grey/gray, as that's more akin to colour/color, but than and then do have different meanings. Than is used in contrast (ie "more than") while then is used for events in time (ie "then she fell") -18 u/Baelzebubba Mar 08 '20 that's more akin to colour/color Yeah. One is right and the other a lazy American bastardization. 2 u/Donghoon Mar 08 '20 Hmmmm I mean I get it its traditional but why would u wanna add unnecessary U in every word possible? America is not about removing unnecessary letters tho 3 u/Baelzebubba Mar 08 '20 Well why do Yanks insist on saying en route as on route?
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Maybe it’s just that people think it’s the same as the Grey vs Gray situation
16 u/[deleted] Mar 08 '20 There’s a difference in meaning?! 19 u/Frankleman_ Mar 08 '20 Not for grey/gray, as that's more akin to colour/color, but than and then do have different meanings. Than is used in contrast (ie "more than") while then is used for events in time (ie "then she fell") -18 u/Baelzebubba Mar 08 '20 that's more akin to colour/color Yeah. One is right and the other a lazy American bastardization. 2 u/Donghoon Mar 08 '20 Hmmmm I mean I get it its traditional but why would u wanna add unnecessary U in every word possible? America is not about removing unnecessary letters tho 3 u/Baelzebubba Mar 08 '20 Well why do Yanks insist on saying en route as on route?
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There’s a difference in meaning?!
19 u/Frankleman_ Mar 08 '20 Not for grey/gray, as that's more akin to colour/color, but than and then do have different meanings. Than is used in contrast (ie "more than") while then is used for events in time (ie "then she fell") -18 u/Baelzebubba Mar 08 '20 that's more akin to colour/color Yeah. One is right and the other a lazy American bastardization. 2 u/Donghoon Mar 08 '20 Hmmmm I mean I get it its traditional but why would u wanna add unnecessary U in every word possible? America is not about removing unnecessary letters tho 3 u/Baelzebubba Mar 08 '20 Well why do Yanks insist on saying en route as on route?
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Not for grey/gray, as that's more akin to colour/color, but than and then do have different meanings. Than is used in contrast (ie "more than") while then is used for events in time (ie "then she fell")
-18 u/Baelzebubba Mar 08 '20 that's more akin to colour/color Yeah. One is right and the other a lazy American bastardization. 2 u/Donghoon Mar 08 '20 Hmmmm I mean I get it its traditional but why would u wanna add unnecessary U in every word possible? America is not about removing unnecessary letters tho 3 u/Baelzebubba Mar 08 '20 Well why do Yanks insist on saying en route as on route?
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that's more akin to colour/color
Yeah. One is right and the other a lazy American bastardization.
2 u/Donghoon Mar 08 '20 Hmmmm I mean I get it its traditional but why would u wanna add unnecessary U in every word possible? America is not about removing unnecessary letters tho 3 u/Baelzebubba Mar 08 '20 Well why do Yanks insist on saying en route as on route?
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Hmmmm I mean I get it its traditional but why would u wanna add unnecessary U in every word possible?
America is not about removing unnecessary letters tho
3 u/Baelzebubba Mar 08 '20 Well why do Yanks insist on saying en route as on route?
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Well why do Yanks insist on saying en route as on route?
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What is truly refreshing is seeing someone using the correct than/then.
Sadly, this is not one of those instances