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Hi, I am fairly new here so looking for some expertise in this field. I have a sentence which doesn’t sound right to me but may be ok in some English.
“That’s very different than rape and murder.”
To me, ‘than’ sounds wrong, and feels like it should be ‘from’, but I would appreciate some input.
Thanks very much
Jane.

Jane Gent wrote: ↑15 Jul 2024, 04:04 Hi, I am fairly new here so looking for some expertise in this field. I have a sentence which doesn’t sound right to me but may be ok in some English.
“That’s very different than rape and murder.”
To me, ‘than’ sounds wrong, and feels like it should be ‘from’, but I would appreciate some input.
Thanks very much
Jane.

Hi @Jane Gent ,
'Different from', 'different to', and 'different than' are all acceptable usages, though 'different from' is most commonly used. Some insist that 'than' can only be used when 'different' is used in a comparative form, such as 'wholly different' or 'more different'. Your sentence falls into this category as it uses 'very different'. So, it wouldn't be incorrect to use 'than', here. In short, this sentence would probably count as grammatically correct. I hope this helps.

Thank you very much! I’m still learning