New ask Hacker News story: Tell HN: use “then” to talk about time or order, use “than” to make comparisons

Tell HN: use “then” to talk about time or order, use “than” to make comparisons
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For the people in the crowd who are still learning English and for the native English speakers who occasionally get mixed up with these words, the simplest method to distinguish between "then" and "than" is by understanding their distinct purposes. “Then” primarily relates to time, sequence, or consequence. It is used when you are talking about what happens next or the order of events. For example, “I’ll finish my homework, and then I’ll play video games.” On the other hand, “than” is employed for making comparisons between two things. It is the word to use when you want to express that one thing is different, better, or worse than another. For instance, “Apples taste better than oranges.”

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