Notes on usage: Different from / to / than

 

BrE = British English | NAmE = North American English

 

Different from is the most common structure in both BrE and NAmE. Different to is also used in BrE: Paul’s very different from/to his brother. | This visit is very different from/to last time.

In NAmE people also say different than: Your trains are different than ours. | You look different than before.

Before a clause you can also use different from (and different than in NAmE): She looked different from what I’d expected. | She looked different than (what) I’d expected.

 

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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