“This version is different than the original.”
Prepositions Entry 139 / 1011 60-second read
Different from vs. Different than
In standard usage, things differ from each other — not than each other.
The comparisoni
“This version is different from the original.”
The ruleii
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Use 'different from' when comparing nouns.
We say 'greater than' and 'less than', so 'different than' feels like it should follow the same pattern.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Things differ FROM each other — 'differ' takes 'from', so 'different' does too.